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In Re Leon

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 11, 1980No. 77-81-C.APublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWeisberger, J.

This is an appeal from an adjudication of delinquency by a justice of the Family Court based upon conduct that would have constituted murder in the second degree if committed by an adult. The charges, equivalent to charges of common law murder, related to two victims, Frank Edward Young (Young) and Michael Fortes (Fortes), the former of whom had participated in and asssisted the respondent in an act of statutory burning in violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-4-3. The other victim, Fortes, had apparently been a non-participating bystander.

The respondent does not specifically…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Hirabayashi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. People v. McGeeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Wooden v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  2. State v. PellegrinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  3. State v. StewartSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
  4. United States v. Abdallah M. El-ZoubiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. ThamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997

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