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LANDRIGAN v. McELROY

No. 80-213-Appeal.

457 A.2d 1056 (1983)

Bruce B. LANDRIGAN v. William J. McELROY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Y. Chaika, Cranston, for plaintiff.

William J. Toohey, City Sol., Warwick, for defendant.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

The defendant appeals from a Superior Court order granting the plaintiff's motion for a body execution pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 9-25-15. The defendant contends that the body execution statute contravenes the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. We agree that a portion of the statute is unconstitutional. Accordingly, we sustain the defendant's appeal, vacate the order that granted...

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