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STATE v. BEAUCAGE

No. 80-169-C.A.

424 A.2d 642 (1981)

STATE v. Gail Ann BEAUCAGE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 15, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts, II, Atty. Gen., Stephen Lichatin, III, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Appellate Division, Kathryn Panciera, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Aram K. Berberian, Warwick, for defendant.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction in the Superior Court for possession of marijuana. The defendant challenges the lawfulness of her arrest and the validity of the search of her handbag in which the marijuana was discovered. We affirm the conviction.

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