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STATE v. SOTO

No. 82-351-C.A.

477 A.2d 945 (1984)

STATE v. Franklin J. SOTO.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 31, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts II, Atty. Gen., Thomas M. Dickinson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Providence, for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Barbara Hurst, Chief Appellate Atty., Paula Rosin, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

Franklin Soto was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Ricardo Gonzalez after a trial by jury in the Superior Court. On appeal, he challenges rulings by the trial justice on the scope of cross-examination and the denial of his motion for a new trial. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On the night of October 3, 1980, defendant was with Guadalupe Sostre, Juan Rivera, and James Acevedo in the Prospect Heights...

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