State v. Carver
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
EXCEPTIONS to tbe Court of Common Pleas. This was a criminal complaint brought before the Justice Court of the town of Johnston, and carried to the Court of Common Pleas by the defendant’s appeal. The parts of the complaint considered in the opinion of the court are as follows : “ County oe Pboyidence, &c.
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EXCEPTIONS to tbe Court of Common Pleas. This was a criminal complaint brought before the Justice Court of the town of Johnston, and carried to the Court of Common Pleas by the defendant’s appeal. The parts of the complaint considered in the opinion of the court are as follows : “ County oe Pboyidence, &c. “ William A. Carroll, special constable appointed to make complaints for violation of the liquor laws under chapter 508 of Public Laws of Rhode Island, Town of Johnston, in said county, on oath complains in the name and behalf of the State, that at said Johnston, in said county, on the 30th…
1Opinion of the CourtMatteson, J.
The first exception raises the question of tbe sufficiency of the description of the complainant’s official character as set forth in the complaint. If it sufficiently appears that the complainant was a special constable appointed in accordance with Pub. Laws R. I. cap. 508, § 12, June 25, 1875, then, as section thirteen of the same chapter confers upon such constables like power and authority, within their respective towns, as is conferred upon the chief of police of Providence and the city marshal of Newport, within their respective cities, in cases arising from violation of the laws…
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