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STATE v. LACHAPELLE

No. 1574-Ex. &c.

308 A.2d 467 (1973)

STATE v. Gerald M. LACHAPELLE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

August 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Alton W. Wiley, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

This indictment charges Gerald M. Lachapelle with the murder of Robert L. Clouette on April 6, 1969. After a trial in the Superior Court to a jury, the defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree and is now in this court prosecuting a bill of exceptions.

It appears from the evidence that at about 11:30 p.m. on April 5, 1969, having just left the home of his girlfriend, Margaret Desmarais, Gerald Lachapelle...

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