Legal Opinion

State v. Brian Smith

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided February 12, 2026No. 2024-0347-C.APublished

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court No. 2024-347-C.A. (K2/16-637A) State : v. : Brian Smith. : ORDER This case came before the Supreme Court on appeal by the defendant, Brian Smith (defendant or Smith), from a Superior Court order denying his request for declaratory and injunctive relief filed in the context of an ongoing criminal proceeding, in which the defendant had entered a plea of nolo contendere to two counts of second-degree child molestation. Having reviewed the parties’ arguments, we conclude that cause has not been shown and proceed to decide the appeal at this time. We affirm. The facts underlying…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. City of Cranston v. Rhode Island Laborers' District CouncilSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008
  2. Perron v. Treasurer of the City of WoonsocketSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
  3. State v. GaylorSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2009

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