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STATE v. DiFRAIA

No. 1821-Ex. &c.

304 A.2d 902 (1973)

STATE v. Louis DiFRAIA.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 25, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Israel, Attorney General, Donald P. Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., R. Raymond Greco, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Joseph M. Hall, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

On September 30, 1952, Louis DiFraia, armed with a rifle, walked into an East Providence bank. He fired a shot into the woodwork, and robbed the bank of some $50,000. He was pursued and apprehended after a bullet-punctuated automobile chase that ended in a prolonged gun battle in Pawtucket. All the time he was under fire in Pawtucket, DiFraia held two women as hostages. A Pawtucket police officer was killed during the shoot out...

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