Legal Opinion
State v. Counts
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 3, 1982No. 80-520-C.APublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court convicting the defendant of assault with a dangerous weapon. The sole issue raised in this appeal is an assertion that the trial justice erred in declining to issue a body attachment to compel the attendance of a witness claimed to be material and relevant to the establishment of the defendant’s claim of self-defense.
It is undisputed that on March 2, 1979, defendant and Carl Siggers (Siggers) had an altercation at defendant’s home and that the altercation resulted in a stab wound to the body of Siggers.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. BryanSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Barry v. United States Ex Rel. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Nielsen v. BralandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- In re BarbaraNew York Supreme Court · 1958
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