Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 28, 2000No. 97-257-C.APublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
Safe haven? Preserver of life? Shelter from disaster? Not The Ark in this case. Instead, a botched break-in at a Newport bistro turned The Ark Restaurant (The Ark) 1 into a death vessel.
Convicted after a three-day trial of first-degree murder and breaking and entering a shop with intent to commit larceny, the defendant, William J. Carter (defendant or Carter), seeks an appellate Mount Ararat on which to rest his appeal. 2 He claims the trial justice committed multiple errors that warrant a new trial, including failing to suppress his confession to the police because…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. AndujarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- State v. BettencourtSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
- State v. MariniSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. BidoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
- State v. BriggsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
- State v. SilviaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
- State v. BrouillardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
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