OPINION Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court. The defendant, Parrish Chase, appeals from a Superior Court order denying his motion to reduce sentence under Rule 35 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure. As grounds for his appeal, the defendant argues that (1) he was entitled to the appointment of counsel; (2) he was denied a meaningful hearing because the trial justice failed to address several issues that he had raised; and (3) he was denied an opportunity to challenge the...
OPINION Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court. The defendant, Nakeda Brown, appeals from a judgment of conviction for one count of felony assault and one count of simple assault, both relating to a domestic altercation between him and Waysaywhein Timbo. The defendant raises three evidentiary issues that he contends warrant the reversal of the jury's verdict. First, he argues that the trial justice erred when he permitted the state to cross-examine the defendant about his physical abuse of Ms....
OPINION Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court. The defendant, Christopher Marsich (Marsich or defendant), is before the Supreme Court on appeal from a conviction of one count of first-degree robbery, for which he was sentenced to fifty years at the Adult Correctional Institutions, thirty years to serve; one count of using a firearm while committing a violent crime; and one count of possession of a firearm after a previous conviction of a crime of violence. On the latter two counts the defendant...
OPINION Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court. This case is before the Supreme Court on appeal by Alberto Heredia (Heredia or defendant) from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of second-degree murder. 1 Heredia contends that the evidence failed to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he was responsible for the death of Edgar Ortega (Ortega), either as a principal or as an aider and abettor, and that, as such, the trial court erred in denying his motions for judgment of acquittal...
OPINION Justice INDEGLIA, for the Court. The defendant, Kevin H. Storey (defendant or Storey), appeals from his conviction for possession of a firearm after a previous conviction for a crime of violence (G.L.1956 11-47-5); possession of methylenedioxy amphetamine ("Ecstasy") (G.L.1956 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(i)); and possession of marijuana ( 21-28-4.01(c)(2)(ii)). Specifically, the defendant challenges the warrant that was executed to search his residence. He contends that the affidavit...
ORDER Before this Court is a pro se appeal by the defendant, Michael A. Kowal (defendant or Kowal), from a judgment of conviction for driving a motor vehicle with an expired license in violation of G.L. 1956 31-11-18. 1 This case came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on September 28, 2010, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not summarily be decided. After considering the parties' submitted memoranda, we...
ORDER This case came before the Court in conference pursuant to the state's confession of error. The state indicates its agreement with the attorney for the defendant Normand Bedford that the defendant was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel during his closing argument at trial and that consequently his convictions and the sentences imposed thereon should be vacated and the case remanded to the Superior Court for a new trial. Counsel for the defendant joins in the state's confession of...
