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6 Rhode Island opinions name it 1 courts 1986–2022 1 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. Perezgreen2 sentences2011“The definitive test of the volun-tariness of a statement is whether, after taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, it was the product of the defendant’s free will or was instead the result of coercion that overcame the defendant’s free will at the time that it was made.” Perez, 882 A.2d at 589 . 2011“The definitive test of the volun-tariness of a statement is whether, after taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, it was the product of the defendant’s free will or was instead the result of coercion that overcame the defendant’s free will at the time that it was made.” State v. Mlyniec, 15 A.3d 983, 996 (R.I.2011) (quoting State v. Perez, 882 A.2d 574, 589 (R.I.2005)). | 1 | 2 |
State v. Mlyniecgreen1 sentence2011“The definitive test of the volun-tariness of a statement is whether, after taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, it was the product of the defendant’s free will or was instead the result of coercion that overcame the defendant’s free will at the time that it was made.” State v. Mlyniec, 15 A.3d 983, 996 (R.I.2011) (quoting State v. Perez, 882 A.2d 574, 589 (R.I.2005)). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Amadogreen1 sentence2005See State v. Amado, 424 A.2d 1057, 1062 (R.I.1981); see also State v. Girard, 799 A.2d 238, 250 (R.I.2002); State v. Torres, 787 A.2d 1214, 1224 (R.I.2002). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Torresgreen1 sentence2005See State v. Amado, 424 A.2d 1057, 1062 (R.I.1981); see also State v. Girard, 799 A.2d 238, 250 (R.I.2002); State v. Torres, 787 A.2d 1214, 1224 (R.I.2002). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Girardgreen1 sentence2005See State v. Amado, 424 A.2d 1057, 1062 (R.I.1981); see also State v. Girard, 799 A.2d 238, 250 (R.I.2002); State v. Torres, 787 A.2d 1214, 1224 (R.I.2002). | 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 |
|---|---|---|
DeCesare v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co.
green
1 sentence2022In DeCesare, we held that “[i]n the absence of a contractual stipulation about which law controls, Rhode Island’s conflict-of-laws doctrine provides that the law of the state where the contract was executed governs.” DeCesare, 852 A.2d at 483-84 ; cf. Commerce Park Realty, LLC, 253 A.3d at 1271-72 (applying Rhode Island law where the law of the chosen state contravenes fundamental public policy and Rhode Island has a materially greater interest in the controversy). | 1 | 2022–2022 |
DiRaimo v. DiRaimo
green
2 sentences1986It shall not include a person whose employment is of a casual nature, and who is employed otherwise than for the purpose of the employer’s trade or business.” In DiRaimo v. DiRaimo, 117 R.I. 703 , 370 A.2d 1284 (1977), we held that § 28-29-2(b) provides the definitive test for determining the status of an employee for the purposes of the act. 1986It shall not include a person whose employment is of a casual nature, and who is employed otherwise than for the purpose of the employer’s trade or business.” In DiRaimo v. DiRaimo, 117 R.I. 703 , 370 A.2d 1284 (1977), we held that § 28-29-2(b) provides the definitive test for determining the status of an employee for the purposes of the act. | 1 | 1986–1986 |
McInnis v. Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc.
green
1 sentence1986McInnis, 625 F.Supp. at 956 . | 1 | 1986–1986 |
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.