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8 Rhode Island opinions name it 2 courts 1959–2007 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. Lusigreen1 sentence2005In our opinion in State v. Lusi, 625 A.2d 1350, 1354 (R.I.1993), we characterized the language in Lussier that is quoted in the text as being a recognition of "the validity of the breathalyzer test as a reliable, objective method of proof to establish guilt and [as also being an upholding of] the state's right to rely primarily on the results of that test in prosecuting a defendant under § 31-27-2." 13 . | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Virginia Electric and Power Co.green2 sentences1982In fact, the court in Commonwealth v. Virginia Electric And Power Co., 211 Va. 758, 771 , 180 S.E.2d 675, 685-86 (1971), remarked that a regulatory body, in fixing the rates for the future, “should not be blind to the future. 1982In fact, the court in Commonwealth v. Virginia Electric And Power Co., 211 Va. 758, 771 , 180 S.E.2d 675, 685-86 (1971), remarked that a regulatory body, in fixing the rates for the future, “should not be blind to the future. | 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. Mingo
green
1 sentence2007Id. | 1 | 2007–2007 |
U.S. Information Systems, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union Number 3
green
1 sentence2006In U.S. Info., the court held that "[a]s long as a sample is representative — that is, it was not selected in a biased manner — sample size will not skew the results of the analysis." "Accordingly," the court held, "small sample size goes to the weight rather than to the reliability (and admissibility) of a study." 313 F. Supp. 2d at 232 . | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Bartlett v. Danti
green
1 sentence1995The State lawfully obtained the results of a test of the defendant's blood from his hospital records State v. Almonte, supra; Bartlett v. Danti, 503 A.2d 515 (R.I. 1986). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
State v. Almonte
green
1 sentence1995The State lawfully obtained the results of a test of the defendant's blood from his hospital records State v. Almonte, supra; Bartlett v. Danti, 503 A.2d 515 (R.I. 1986). | 1 | 1995–1995 |
State v. Lussier
green
1 sentence1995In State v. Lussier, 511 A.2d 958 (R.I. 1986) the Supreme Court clearly and unequivocally held that when the blood test is ordered by an emergency room physician during the course of medical treatment or evaluation of the defendant there is no police involvement, no state action and the Fourth Amendment is simply not applicable. | 1 | 1995–1995 |
Frye v. United States
red
1 sentence1988In the case of Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.Cir.1923), evidence of the results of a systolic blood pressure deception test was held inadmissible in the event of objection, and the “general acceptance” standard was first articulated. | 1 | 1988–1988 |
State v. Kolander
green
2 sentences1971In State v. Kolander, 236 Minn. 209, 222 , 52 N.W.2d 458, 465 , concerning the prejudicial effect of the admission of such evidence the court said: “The impact upon the minds of the jurors of a refusal to submit to something which they might well assume would effectively determine guilt or innocence, under these conditions, might well be more devastating than a disclosure of the results of such test, if given after a proper foundation had been laid showing how the apparatus functioned.” In our opinion, disclosure of the fact that one submitted to such a test can be equally prejudicial. 1971In State v. Kolander, 236 Minn. 209, 222 , 52 N.W.2d 458, 465 , concerning the prejudicial effect of the admission of such evidence the court said: “The impact upon the minds of the jurors of a refusal to submit to something which they might well assume would effectively determine guilt or innocence, under these conditions, might well be more devastating than a disclosure of the results of such test, if given after a proper foundation had been laid showing how the apparatus functioned.” In our opinion, disclosure of the fact that one submitted to such a test can be equally prejudicial. | 1 | 1971–1971 |
State v. Gregoire
green
1 sentence1959I. 401, 148 A.2d 751 , wherein this court decided that a police officer, who conducted a test for sobriety with a device known as an Alcometer, would not be permitted to testify as to the results of that test in the absence of testimony as to his qualification as an expert in the operation of such a device. | 1 | 1959–1959 |
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.