Legal Opinion
State v. Adams
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 21, 1984No. 83-372-C.APublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
The defendant, Maurice Adams, appeals from a Superior Court conviction of first-degree murder. The defendant was indicted by a Providence County Grand Jury and charged with the murder of Linda Raymond. Pretrial motions were heard on March 14, 1983. The trial commenced on the same date before a justice of the Superior Court and a jury. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on March 24, 1983. The defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied on April 7, 1983, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Adult Correctional Institutions.
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