15 Rhode Island opinions name it 2 courts 1999–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Rhode Island courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Cotegreen2 sentences2011“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Chase, 9 A.3d at 1254 (quoting State v. Cote, 736 A.2d 93, 94 (R.I.1999) (mem.)). 2010“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” State v. Cote, 736 A.2d 93, 94 (R.I.1999) (mem.). | 6 | 7 |
State v. D. ORTEGAgreen2 sentences2011“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Coleman, 984 A.2d at 654 (quoting State v. Ortega, 755 A.2d 841, 841 (R.I.2000) (mem.)). 2011“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Coleman, 984 A.2d at 654 (quoting State v. Ortega, 755 A.2d 841, 841 (R.I.2000) (mem.)). | 2 | 6 |
State v. Snellgreen2 sentences2011The defendant bears the burden “to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Snell, 11 A.3d at 101 (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Coleman, 984 A.2d at 654 ; Mendoza, 958 A.2d at 1161 . 2011“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” State v. Snell, 11 A.3d 97, 101 (R.I.2011) (quoting Coleman, 984 A.2d at 654 ). | 2 | 2 |
State v. Colemangreen2 sentences2011“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Coleman, 984 A.2d at 654 (quoting State v. Ortega, 755 A.2d 841, 841 (R.I.2000) (mem.)). 2011“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Coleman, 984 A.2d at 654 (quoting State v. Ortega, 755 A.2d 841, 841 (R.I.2000) (mem.)). | 1 | 4 |
State v. Ballardgreen2 sentences2009“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Id. (quoting State v. Cote, 736 A.2d 93, 94 (R.I.1999)). 2004To support his argument, defendant cites this Court’s decision in State v. Ballard, 699 A.2d 14 (R.I.1997), for the proposition that concurrent sentences, rather than consecutive, should be the general rule in sentencing. | 1 | 3 |
Curtis v. Stategreen1 sentence2011As a result, “our review of a motion justice’s ruling on a motion to correct pursuant to Rule 35 is limited.” State v. Goncalves, 941 A.2d 842, 847 (R.I.2008); see also Snell, 11 A.3d at 101 ; Ruffner, 5 A.3d at 867 ; Curtis v. State, 996 A.2d 601, 603-04 (R.I.2010). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Goncalvesgreen1 sentence2011As a result, “our review of a motion justice’s ruling on a motion to correct pursuant to Rule 35 is limited.” State v. Goncalves, 941 A.2d 842, 847 (R.I.2008); see also Snell, 11 A.3d at 101 ; Ruffner, 5 A.3d at 867 ; Curtis v. State, 996 A.2d 601, 603-04 (R.I.2010). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Rhode Island. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Chase
green
2 sentences2014“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Id. (quoting Chase, 9 A.3d at 1254 ). 2011“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Chase, 9 A.3d at 1254 (quoting State v. Cote, 736 A.2d 93, 94 (R.I.1999) (mem.)). | 2 | 2011–2014 |
State v. Mollicone
green
2 sentences2005"It is the defendant's burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard." Id. (quoting Mollicone, 746 A.2d at 137 ). * * * However, even if defendant could prove that the sentences were disproportionate, and we reject the assertion that he has done so, he still must "meet his burden of showing that no justification existed for the sentence he ultimately received." State v. Cote, 736 A.2d 93 , 94 (R.I. 1999) (mem.). 2003“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Id. (quoting Mollicone, 746 A.2d at 137 ). | 2 | 2003–2005 |
State v. Dyer
green
1 sentence2014“It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Id. (quoting Chase, 9 A.3d at 1254 ). | 1 | 2014–2014 |
State v. Mendoza
green
1 sentence2011The defendant bears the burden “to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.” Snell, 11 A.3d at 101 (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Coleman, 984 A.2d at 654 ; Mendoza, 958 A.2d at 1161 . | 1 | 2011–2011 |
State v. Ruffner
green
1 sentence2011As a result, “our review of a motion justice’s ruling on a motion to correct pursuant to Rule 35 is limited.” State v. Goncalves, 941 A.2d 842, 847 (R.I.2008); see also Snell, 11 A.3d at 101 ; Ruffner, 5 A.3d at 867 ; Curtis v. State, 996 A.2d 601, 603-04 (R.I.2010). | 1 | 2011–2011 |
State v. Ferrara
green
2 sentences2004Id. *1287 “We only will interfere with that discretion ‘in rare instances when’ ” the sentence imposed is one “ ‘without justification and is grossly disparate from other sentences generally imposed for similar offenses.’ ” Id. “ ‘It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.’ ” III Discussion The defendant first argues that the trial justice’s decision to run his various sentences consecutively was without justification. 2004Id. *1287 “We only will interfere with that discretion ‘in rare instances when’ ” the sentence imposed is one “ ‘without justification and is grossly disparate from other sentences generally imposed for similar offenses.’ ” Id. “ ‘It is the defendant’s burden to show that the sentence imposed violates this standard.’ ” III Discussion The defendant first argues that the trial justice’s decision to run his various sentences consecutively was without justification. | 1 | 2004–2004 |
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