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STATE v. ANDREWS

No. 76-382-C.A.

390 A.2d 926 (1978)

STATE v. John ANDREWS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

August 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius C. Michaelson, Atty. Gen., Nancy Marks Rahmes, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Dale G. Anderson, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.

OPINION

JOSLIN, Justice.

The defendant, John Andrews, was tried and convicted before a jury in the Superior Court on an indictment charging rape.1 On appeal, he assigns as error rulings (1) denying his motion to pass the case on the ground that the prosecutor in summation improperly called the jury's attention to his failure to testify, and (2) admitting hearsay evidence.

An extended factual recital is unnecessary. It...

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