Legal Opinion
State v. Vinagro
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 14, 1981No. 80-66-M.PPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This petition for certiorari involves a criminal complaint that contains four counts, all of which relate to various infractions of the provisions of G.L. 1956 (1976 Reenactment) chapter 1 of title 4, which is entitled “Cruelty to Animals.” Three of the four counts each claim that Louis L. Vinagro, Jr. (Vinagro) kept a pit bulldog for the express purpose of having the dog take part in fights. The complaints were filed by Lionel Hetu, general agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who was acting pursuant to the specific authority vested in him…
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