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8 Rhode Island opinions name it 2 courts 1992–2023 2 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. Bourdeaugreen2 sentences1998See State v. Bourdeau, 448 A.2d 1247, 1249 (R.I.1982); State v. Studman, 121 R.I. 766, 770 , 402 A.2d 1185, 1187 (1979). 1998See, e.g., State v. Bourdeau, 448 A.2d 1247, 1249 (R.I.1982). | 2 | 2 |
State v. Jose Lopezgreen1 sentence2021In denying defendant’s motion, the trial justice began by acknowledging that “[s]ave for the DNA evidence, which is hardly to be ignored, this case was, for a major part, a credibility test of the [s]tate’s witnesses: Jon Thomas, Marcus Gibbs, and Lymari Gonzalez, and the defendant’s witness, Thadious Parker.” Further, he correctly explained that “inconsistencies between witnesses would not preclude a determination that the witnesses were credible.” See State v. Lopez, 129 A.3d 77, 85 (R.I. 2016) (holding that testimonial inconsistencies do not necessarily discredit all of the witness’s testim | 1 | 1 |
State v. Studmangreen2 sentences1998See State v. Bourdeau, 448 A.2d 1247, 1249 (R.I.1982); State v. Studman, 121 R.I. 766, 770 , 402 A.2d 1185, 1187 (1979). 1998See State v. Bourdeau, 448 A.2d 1247, 1249 (R.I.1982); State v. Studman, 121 R.I. 766, 770 , 402 A.2d 1185, 1187 (1979). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Pugliesegreen2 sentences1995See State v. Pugliese, 117 R.I. 21 , 362 A.2d 124 (1976). 1995See State v. Pugliese, 117 R.I. 21 , 362 A.2d 124 (1976). | 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 |
|---|---|---|
Fontaine v. State
green
2 sentences1997McMaugh v. State, 612 A.2d at 732 (citing Fontaine, 602 A.2d at 524 ). 1992Id. | 2 | 1992–1997 |
State v. DeMasi
green
2 sentences2023The state cited State v. DeMasi, 413 A.2d 99 (R.I. 1980), which provides that “the testimony of an accomplice, standing alone, is sufficient to sustain a conviction.” DeMasi, 413 A.2d at 100 . 2023The state cited State v. DeMasi, 413 A.2d 99 (R.I. 1980), which provides that “the testimony of an accomplice, standing alone, is sufficient to sustain a conviction.” DeMasi, 413 A.2d at 100 . | 1 | 2023–2023 |
McMaugh v. State
green
1 sentence1997McMaugh v. State, 612 A.2d at 732 (citing Fontaine, 602 A.2d at 524 ). | 1 | 1997–1997 |
State v. Gallagher
green
1 sentence1995Id. | 1 | 1995–1995 |
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.