State v. Bibee
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FAY, Chief Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal by the defendant, Bon L. Bibee (Bibee), from a judgment entered in the Superior Court convicting him of second-degree murder in the death of Anthony Sano (Sano). The defendant contends that improper jury instructions, the admission of a prior threat by the defendant, and the state’s violation of Rule 16 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure constitute reversible error. We reject the defendant’s appeal and affirm the conviction. The facts relevant to our review are as follows.
On February 8, 1986, a neighbor of Sano found…
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