Legal Opinion
State v. Espinal
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 28, 2008No. 2007-38-C.APublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice ROBINSON for the Court.
On May 8, 2006, a jury found the defendant, Ramon Espinal, guilty of one count of felony assault in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-5-2. Thereafter, on July 19, 2006, he was sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence and to a term of five years of probation. In addition, the defendant was ordered to make restitution and to have no contact with the victim.
The defendant has appealed to this Court, contending: (1) that the trial justice erred in denying the motion for a new trial because the only evidence in the record tending to show that he committed a felony…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Di Carlo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- State v. NewsomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- United States v. Gennaro J. OrricoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- State v. BettencourtSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
- State v. CoelhoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
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3Cited by33 opinions
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