STATE v. THORPE

No. 79-361-C.A.

429 A.2d 785 (1981)

STATE v. James M. THORPE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

Reargument Denied May 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., Theodore W. Travis, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, John A. MacFadyen III and Paula Rosin, Asst. Public Defenders, for defendant.


OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

The defendant, James Thorpe (Thorpe), was originally charged with the murder of his four-month-old daughter. Presently he is before us on a two-issue appeal following a Superior Court verdict in which the jury found that the defendant was guilty of committing an assault and battery upon his daughter. The verdict came after the trial justice had granted Thorpe's motions for judgment of acquittal in regard to first- and second-degree...

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