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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-4 (2026)

Assault with dangerous weapon in dwelling house

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Whoever, being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another with intent to rob or murder, shall, if the assault is committed within a dwelling house, be punished by imprisonment in the adult correctional institution for not less than ten (10) years to life.

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Cited in 15 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2023 · leading case: State v. Erwin Grantley, 149 A.3d 124 (R.I. 2016).
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State v. Erwin Grantley, 149 A.3d 124 (R.I. 2016). · cites it 4× “' On May 3, 2012, a Providence County Superior Court jury found the defendant, Erwin Grantley (Grantley or defendant) guilty of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling house (domestic), in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-5-4 and G.L. 1956 § 12-29-2(a)(2); guilty…”
State v. Davis, 877 A.2d 642 (R.I. 2005). · cites it 4× “A grand jury issued a four-count indictment against defendant: count 1, assault with a dangerous weapon of Catucci, in a dwelling, with intent to murder, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-5-4; count 2, assault with a dangerous weapon of Catucci, in a dwelling, with intent to rob, in…”
State v. Barry Offley, 131 A.3d 663 (R.I. 2016). · cites it 4× “…(3) assault on Julie Lang with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling with the intent to murder her in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-5-4; (4) conspiracy to murder Julie Lang in violation of §§ 11-1-6 and 11-23-1; (5) burglary of the dwelling of Jessica Imran in violation of…”
State v. Jody Johnson, 199 A.3d 1046 (R.I. 2019). · cites it 2× “1956 § 11-39-1(a) ; and one count of assault with a firearm in a dwelling house with intent to commit robbery, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-5-4. 2 The defendant was tried before a jury over four consecutive days in January 2017 in the Providence County Superior Court.”
State v. Shelton, 990 A.2d 191 (R.I. 2010). · cites it 2× “…(3) assault on Julie Lang with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling with the intent to murder her in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-5-4; (4) conspiracy to murder Julie Lang in violation of § 11-1-6 and § 11-23-1; (5) burglary of the dwelling of Jessica Imran in violation of…”
State v. Marmolejos, 990 A.2d 848 (R.I. 2010). · cites it 2× “The jury rejected defendant’s testimony and found him guilty of assault with intent to commit murder in a dwelling house, while armed with a dangerous weapon, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-5-4 and using a firearm while committing a crime of violence, in violation of G.”
State v. Gore, 820 A.2d 978 (R.I. 2003). · cites it 3× “Specifically, defendant was charged with three counts of domestic assault with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling house with intent to murder in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-5-4. 1 Count 1 alleged that defendant committed an assault with intent to murder with a knife as the…”
State v. Torres, 787 A.2d 1214 (R.I. 2002). “General Laws 1956 § 11-5-4, entitled "[a]s-sault with dangerous weapon in dwelling house” provides: “Whoever, being armed with a dangerous weapon, assaults another with intent to rob or murder, shall, if the assault is committed within a dwelling house, be punished by…”
State v. Dyer, 14 A.3d 227 (R.I. 2011). · cites it 2× “1956 § 11 — 8— 1, and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling house with intent to murder under G.L.1956 § 11-5-4. Mr. Dyer was sentenced to thirty years, with fifteen to serve on the burglary count, and ten years on each of the two counts of assault, with…”
State v. Neary, 409 A.2d 551 (R.I. 1979). “278, §1, assault with intent to murder in violation of §11-5-1, assault with a dangerous weapon in violation of §11-5-2, and assault with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling house in violation of §11-5-4. Prior to trial, a justice of the Superior Court granted defendant Martell’s…”
State v. Roderick, 403 A.2d 1090 (R.I. 1979). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-5-4 and burglary in violation of §11-8-1.”
In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor, 421 A.2d 535 (R.I. 1980). “) Assault with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling house 10 years to life § 11-5-4 Burglary 5 years to life § 11-8-1 Delivery of a narcotic by a person not a drug addict up to life § 21-28-4.”
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