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STATE v. CLINE

Nos. 75-322-C.A., 78-30-C.A.

397 A.2d 1309 (1979)

STATE v. Robert CLINE. STATE v. William H. ANTHONY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts, II, Atty. Gen., Nancy Marks Rahmes, John S. Foley, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Barbara Hurst, Chief Appellate Atty., John A. MacFadyen, III, Asst. Public Defender, for defendants.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

Because of substantial public interest, we have decided to make a piecemeal review of the criminal appeals of Robert Cline (Cline) and William H. Anthony (Anthony). Cline is before us following his conviction by a Superior Court jury of the March 16, 1974, first-degree murder of Frank A. Pirri and the trial justice's imposition of a mandatory death sentence. At the time of the homicide, Cline was an escapee from the Adult Correctional...

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