Legal Opinion
State v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 2, 1984No. 82-328-AppealPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Patrick Alexander, was indicted by a grand jury on August 3, 1979. The indictment charged him with delivering a controlled substance in violation of G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) § 21-28-4.-01(A)(2)(a). The case was tried before a justice of the Superior Court sitting with a jury, which returned a verdict of guilty against the defendant. His motion for a new trial was denied, and he is now before us on appeal.
The defendant was initially indicted by a grand jury for this same offense in November of 1977. However, as a result of our ruling in State…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hicks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- State v. RoddySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- State v. GilmanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
- State v. GazerroSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- State v. MattatallSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
- State v. DameSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
- State v. DiazSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
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