9 Rhode Island opinions name it 1 courts 1980–2013 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. Patriarcagreen2 sentences1982State v. Darcy, R.I., 442 A.2d 900, 902 (1982); see also State v. Patriarca, 112 R.I. 14, 37-38 , 308 A.2d 300, 315 (1973). 1982State v. Darcy, R.I., 442 A.2d 900, 902 (1982); see also State v. Patriarca, 112 R.I. 14, 37-38 , 308 A.2d 300, 315 (1973). | 2 | 2 |
State v. Coelhogreen2 sentences1994If discovery procedures have been enacted by a state then “failure to comply with [discovery] rules * * * may violate the defendant’s due-process rights to establish the best available defense.” Id. 1983Both State v. Coelho, supra, and State v. Darcy, R.I., 442 A.2d 900 (1982) stand for the proposition that a prosecutor’s failure to comply with discovery may infringe upon a defendant’s due process rights to establish the best available defense. | 1 | 4 |
State v. Darcygreen2 sentences1983Both State v. Coelho, supra, and State v. Darcy, R.I., 442 A.2d 900 (1982) stand for the proposition that a prosecutor’s failure to comply with discovery may infringe upon a defendant’s due process rights to establish the best available defense. 1982In reversing the conviction, we stated that “[t]he introduction of the previously undisclosed statement may have denied defendant the opportunity required by due process to establish the best available defense.” Id., 442 A.2d at 902 . | 1 | 3 |
KAROUSOS v. Pardeegreen1 sentence2013As we recognized in Karousos v. Pardee, 992 A.2d 263, 269 (R.I. 2010), this Court “never ha[s] held that a defendant’s actions were objectively baseless.” One can only wonder about a communication to a public agency that no reasonable person could expect to be successful. - 27 - Importantly, the sham exception, the only available defense under the statute, is silent on the issue that is of concern to me: What about those communications for which there is a factual basis to support a claim of tortious conduct? | 1 | 1 |
State v. Powersgreen1 sentence1996See State v. Powers, 526 A.2d 489 (R.I.1987); State v. Diaz, 456 A.2d 256 (R.I.1983); State v. Darcy, 442 A.2d 900 (R.I.1982), and State v. Coelho, 454 A.2d 241 (R.I.1982). | 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. Cressey
green
2 sentences1996In such a ease, the expert’s conclusions are as impenetrable as they are unverifiable.” 137 N.H. at 410 , 628 A.2d at 701 . 1996In such a ease, the expert’s conclusions are as impenetrable as they are unverifiable.” 137 N.H. at 410 , 628 A.2d at 701 . | 1 | 1996–1996 |
State v. Diaz
green
1 sentence1996See State v. Powers, 526 A.2d 489 (R.I.1987); State v. Diaz, 456 A.2d 256 (R.I.1983); State v. Darcy, 442 A.2d 900 (R.I.1982), and State v. Coelho, 454 A.2d 241 (R.I.1982). | 1 | 1996–1996 |
State v. Sciarra
green
1 sentence1982In State v. Sciarra, R.I., 448 A.2d 1215 (1982), the trial justice prohibited a key defense expert witness from testifying because of the defendant’s failure to make a timely disclosure of the testimony. | 1 | 1982–1982 |
State v. Stasio
green
2 sentences1980It could * * * excuse shoplifting * * Id. at 482 , 396 A.2d at 1136 . 1980It could * * * excuse shoplifting * * Id. at 482 , 396 A.2d at 1136 . | 1 | 1980–1980 |
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.