State v. Skirvin

This is an appeal from the denial by a Superior Court justice of the defendant’s motion that his sentence be reduced in accordance with G. L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §12-19-2.

On June 19, 1971 at 6:30 p.m. Thomas A. Blum entered a Westerly barroom. Among those present were defendant and a Michael Serpa. Skirvin was then on a deferred sentence because of his involvement with an October 1968 breaking and entering incident.

Blum sought out Serpa. He told him of his financial difficulties and his need for money. Within minutes, Serpa and Blum were “scrimmaging” on the floor. During this phase of…