STATE v. VERLAQUE

No. 82-159-C.A.

465 A.2d 207 (1983)

STATE v. Peter VERLAQUE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

September 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., Margaret R. Levy, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Barbara Hurst, Chief Appellate Atty., Providence, Janice M. Weisfeld, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.


OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

The defendant, Peter Verlaque (Verlaque), appeals from a Superior Court jury conviction of murder in the second degree. We reverse. Although Verlaque raises a number of issues, we shall address only those questions relating to the motion to suppress his confession and Rule 16 of the Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure.

On Friday evening, May 30, 1980, Verlaque left the Causeway Lounge in Smithfield, where he had been...

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