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12 Rhode Island opinions name it 1 courts 1979–2019 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 |
|---|---|---|
Roy v. Woonsocket Institution for Savingsgreen1 sentence2019See id. at 99 (expressing approval for the requirement that, in an intentional interference with prospective contractual relations case, "a searching analysis only of motive is in most instances [not] enough to send these cases to the jury[;] [t]here must still * * * be something 'illegal' about the means employed") (internal quotation marks omitted); Mesolella , 508 A.2d at 669-70 ; see also Roy v. Woonsocket Institution for Savings , 525 A.2d 915 , 919 (R.I. 1987) (finding, in an intentional interference with prospective contractual relations case, no evidence indicating "legal malice"). | 1 | 1 |
Avilla v. Newport Grand Jai Alai LLCgreen1 sentence2019See id. at 99 (expressing approval for the requirement that, in an intentional interference with prospective contractual relations case, "a searching analysis only of motive is in most instances [not] enough to send these cases to the jury[;] [t]here must still * * * be something 'illegal' about the means employed") (internal quotation marks omitted); Mesolella , 508 A.2d at 669-70 ; see also Roy v. Woonsocket Institution for Savings , 525 A.2d 915 , 919 (R.I. 1987) (finding, in an intentional interference with prospective contractual relations case, no evidence indicating "legal malice"). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. DeMinicogreen2 sentences2015See Commonwealth v. Simpson, 428 Mass. 646 , 704 N.E.2d 1131, 1136 (1999) (addressing the issue of the defendant’s competency to stand trial and noting that ”[t]he [trial] judge, unlike appellate judges, had the advantage of seeing and hearing the defendant.”); Commonwealth v. DeMinico, 408 Mass. 230 , 557 N.E.2d 744, 748 (1990) (same). 2015See Commonwealth v. Simpson, 428 Mass. 646 , 704 N.E.2d 1131, 1136 (1999) (addressing the issue of the defendant’s competency to stand trial and noting that ”[t]he [trial] judge, unlike appellate judges, had the advantage of seeing and hearing the defendant.”); Commonwealth v. DeMinico, 408 Mass. 230 , 557 N.E.2d 744, 748 (1990) (same). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Simpsongreen2 sentences2015See Commonwealth v. Simpson, 428 Mass. 646 , 704 N.E.2d 1131, 1136 (1999) (addressing the issue of the defendant’s competency to stand trial and noting that ”[t]he [trial] judge, unlike appellate judges, had the advantage of seeing and hearing the defendant.”); Commonwealth v. DeMinico, 408 Mass. 230 , 557 N.E.2d 744, 748 (1990) (same). 2015See Commonwealth v. Simpson, 428 Mass. 646 , 704 N.E.2d 1131, 1136 (1999) (addressing the issue of the defendant’s competency to stand trial and noting that ”[t]he [trial] judge, unlike appellate judges, had the advantage of seeing and hearing the defendant.”); Commonwealth v. DeMinico, 408 Mass. 230 , 557 N.E.2d 744, 748 (1990) (same). | 1 | 1 |
The Great Escape, Inc. v. Union City Body Company, Inc.green1 sentence2007There must still * * * be something ‘illegal’ about the means employed.” Tom’s Foods v. Carn, 896 So.2d 443, 458 (Ala.2004) (quoting Great Escape, Inc. v. Union City Body Co., 791 F.2d 532, 543 (7th Cir.1986)). | 1 | 1 |
Tom's Foods, Inc. v. Carngreen1 sentence2007There must still * * * be something ‘illegal’ about the means employed.” Tom’s Foods v. Carn, 896 So.2d 443, 458 (Ala.2004) (quoting Great Escape, Inc. v. Union City Body Co., 791 F.2d 532, 543 (7th Cir.1986)). | 1 | 1 |
Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers v. State Department of Correctionsgreen1 sentence2005Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers v. State Department of Corrections, 707 A.2d 1229, 1234 (R.I.1998). | 1 | 1 |
In Interest of ABgreen2 sentences2002Even in states that permit a parent to seek termination, courts conduct a searching inquiry into the best interests of the child and deny a request for voluntary termination in cases in which a parent seeks to avoid child support; “no parent may blithely walk away from his or her parental responsibilities.” In re Interest of A.B., 444 N.W.2d at 419. 2002Even in states that permit a parent to seek termination, courts conduct a searching inquiry into the best interests of the child and deny a request for voluntary termination in cases in which a parent seeks to avoid child support; "no parent may blithely walk away from his or her parental responsibilities." In re Interest of A.B., 444 N.W.2d at 419. | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Arnold Norman Fantgreen1 sentence1996See Fant, 890 F.2d at 409-10 . 5 During preliminary discussions in this case defendant informed the trial justice that he had entered the psychiatric-care unit at Kent County Hospital some five months before the hearing and that he had been prescribed medication for “major depression.” At this point in the proceeding, we believe that it was incumbent upon the trial justice to conduct a more searching inquiry of defendant’s then existing mental health and physical condition and, if that inquiry raised further questions concerning defendant’s competency to waive counsel, to order that defendant | 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. Chabot
green
2 sentences2015"In Chabot , this Court held that if a defendant waives his [or her] right to counsel and, in doing so, creates a legitimate doubt about his for her] mental condition, then ‘it [is] incumbent upon the trial justice to conduct a more searching inquiry of [the] defendant's then existing mental health and physical condition[.]’ " Rose v. State, 994 A.2d 662 , 664 *393 (R.I.2010) (mem.) (quoting Chabot, 682 A.2d at 1380 ). 7 . 2010In Chabot , this Court held that if a defendant waives his right to counsel and, in doing so, creates a legitimate doubt about his mental condition, then “it [is] incumbent upon the trial justice to conduct a more searching inquiry of defendant’s then existing mental health and physical conditionf.]” Chabot, 682 A.2d at 1380 . | 3 | 2002–2015 |
Mesolella v. City of Providence
green
1 sentence2019See id. at 99 (expressing approval for the requirement that, in an intentional interference with prospective contractual relations case, "a searching analysis only of motive is in most instances [not] enough to send these cases to the jury[;] [t]here must still * * * be something 'illegal' about the means employed") (internal quotation marks omitted); Mesolella , 508 A.2d at 669-70 ; see also Roy v. Woonsocket Institution for Savings , 525 A.2d 915 , 919 (R.I. 1987) (finding, in an intentional interference with prospective contractual relations case, no evidence indicating "legal malice"). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Rose v. State
green
1 sentence2015"In Chabot , this Court held that if a defendant waives his [or her] right to counsel and, in doing so, creates a legitimate doubt about his for her] mental condition, then ‘it [is] incumbent upon the trial justice to conduct a more searching inquiry of [the] defendant's then existing mental health and physical condition[.]’ " Rose v. State, 994 A.2d 662 , 664 *393 (R.I.2010) (mem.) (quoting Chabot, 682 A.2d at 1380 ). 7 . | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Robert E. Lynch, Fred Hoffman and Phyllis Klein v. John R. Torquato, Edna Lugar and Virgil Moraca
green
1 sentence1982In so holding, the Federal District Court adopted the ration *138 ale set forth by our court in Gallant v. LaFrance, supra, and also a similar analysis adopted by the United States Court of Appeals in Lynch v. Torquato, 343 F.2d 370 (3d Cir. 1965). | 1 | 1982–1982 |
Fahey v. Darigan
green
1 sentence1982In a searching analysis of a similar set of issues, Chief Judge Pettine in Fahey v. Dar-igan, 405 F.Supp. 1386 (D.R.I.1975), determined that a Rhode Island statute which affected the makeup of Providence ward and city committees of the Democratic and Republican Parties did not violate the equal-protection clause and its “one person one vote” requirement since the endorsement process is essentially private, as opposed to public, action. | 1 | 1982–1982 |
State v. Evans
green
2 sentences1980App. 1975), aff’d, 278 Md. 197 , 362 A.2d 629 (1976), for a searching analysis of this subject. 1980App. 1975), aff’d, 278 Md. 197 , 362 A.2d 629 (1976), for a searching analysis of this subject. | 1 | 1980–1980 |
Commonwealth v. Riggins
green
2 sentences1980The defendant was not charged under G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-5-5, as amended by P.L. 1973, ch. 66, §1, with assault of a uniformed police officer with resultant bodily injury to the officer. 5 In Commonwealth v. Riggins, 474 Pa. 115 , 377 A.2d 140 (1977), Mr. Justice Roberts gives a searching analysis of the advantages to be gained by requiring the articulation of reasons for the imposition of sentence. 1980The defendant was not charged under G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-5-5, as amended by P.L. 1973, ch. 66, §1, with assault of a uniformed police officer with resultant bodily injury to the officer. 5 In Commonwealth v. Riggins, 474 Pa. 115 , 377 A.2d 140 (1977), Mr. Justice Roberts gives a searching analysis of the advantages to be gained by requiring the articulation of reasons for the imposition of sentence. | 1 | 1980–1980 |
In re Seven Magazines
neutral
1 sentence1979Indeed, in In Re Seven Magazines, 107 R.I. 540 , 268 A.2d 707 (1970), Mr. Justice Joslin in a searching analysis of constitutional developments up to that time construed the term “obscene” as contained in G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-31.1-4, to include the then current Roth-Memoirs definitions as illuminated or obscured by the national standard test suggested in Jacobellis , and the ad hoc determinations in Redrup . | 1 | 1979–1979 |
In Re Seven Magazines
green
1 sentence1979Indeed, in In Re Seven Magazines, 107 R.I. 540 , 268 A.2d 707 (1970), Mr. Justice Joslin in a searching analysis of constitutional developments up to that time construed the term “obscene” as contained in G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-31.1-4, to include the then current Roth-Memoirs definitions as illuminated or obscured by the national standard test suggested in Jacobellis , and the ad hoc determinations in Redrup . | 1 | 1979–1979 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.