Legal Opinion
State v. Burke
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 17, 2002No. 2000-229-C.APublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice (Ret.)
The defendant, Keith Burke, was convicted by a jury of one count of felony witness intimidation in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-32-5. He was sentenced to serve a five-year term of imprisonment for intimidating his wife, Deborah Burke (Deborah), and an additional fifteen-year enhanced penalty as an habitual offender. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.
Facts/Procedural History
In June 1996, defendant was arrested and charged with assault and battery and malicious damage after assaulting Deborah in front of their seven-year-old…
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