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STATE v. SMYTH

No. 78-96-C.A.

397 A.2d 497 (1979)

STATE v. Michael R. SMYTH.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius C. Michaelson, Atty. Gen., John S. Foley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Aram K. Berberian, Cranston, for defendant.

OPINION

DORIS, Justice.

This case presents a novel legal issue. We are asked to decide whether a defendant who intentionally drives his truck into the rear end of an automobile, causing personal injury to the occupants of that automobile, and then departs the scene without identifying himself or rendering aid, can be convicted of leaving the scene of an accident under G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) § 31-26-1...

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