STATE v. FORTES

No. 73-103-C. A.

330 A.2d 404 (1975)

STATE v. Alfred A. FORTES, Jr.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Emanuel J. Lauria, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.


OPINION

PAOLINO, Justice.

This appeal raises the question of whether this court has jurisdiction to review a sentence imposed by a justice of the Superior Court when it is alleged that the sentence is excessive although within the statutory limits. The question is one of first impression in this state.

The question presented arises in the context of the following facts. On April 8, 1968, the Grand Jury returned...

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