State v. Forand

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON for the Court.

The defendant, Roger Forand, appeals from his November 10, 2006 judgment of conviction following a jury-waived trial in the Superior Court for Washington County with respect to two counts charging him with felony assault in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-5-2 and interference with the use of a telephone in an emergency in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-35-14. On the assault conviction, the defendant was sentenced to ten years imprisonment, three years to serve; on the conviction for obstructing the use of a telephone, he was sentenced to ninety-days, suspended.

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