Legal Opinion
State v. Burbine
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided September 9, 1982No. 79-212-C.APublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court finding the defendant, Brian Burbine (Burbine), guilty of murder in the first degree and imposing a life sentence as required by statute. Prior to trial, Burbine sought to suppress three incriminating statements obtained from him by officers of the Providence police department. The sole thrust of this appeal relates to the denial of the motion to suppress.
On March 3, 1977, at about 7 a.m., Mary Jo Hickey (Mary) was found unconscious in a parking lot on Elmwood Avenue in Providence. She was…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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