STATE v. PERKINS

No. 81-586-C.A.

460 A.2d 1245 (1983)

STATE v. Thomas E. PERKINS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., Joseph Ippolito, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Barbara Hurst, Chief Appellate Counsel, Providence, for defendant.


OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Thomas E. Perkins, was indicated by a grand jury on the 15th day of March, 1978. The indictment charged that he "did murder Cheryl A. Testa" in violation of G.L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-23-1.

On March 27, 1979, defendant's trial began before a jury in the Superior Court. At the close of all the evidence, defendant moved for judgment of acquittal of the charges. The trial justice, after viewing...

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