Legal Opinion
State v. Beaucage
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 15, 1981No. 80-169-C.APublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction in the Superior Court for possession of marijuana. The defendant challenges the lawfulness of her arrest and the validity of the search of her handbag in which the marijuana was discovered. We affirm the conviction.
At 1:45 a. m. on May 12, 1979, a North Providence police officer responded to a complaint of a disturbance at the Canterbury Apartments in that town. When the officer arrived at the parking lot adjacent to the apartment building, he observed three people at that location. The defendant was yelling and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gouled v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
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