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STATE v. SANTOS

No. 84-395-C.A.

498 A.2d 1024 (1985)

STATE v. Linda M. SANTOS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

September 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arlene Violet, Atty. Gen., Constance Messore, Edward O. Boucher, Spec. Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Barbara Hurst, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.

Before BEVILACQUA, C.J., and KELLEHER, WEISBERGER, MURRAY and SHEA, JJ.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

The central question presented for our review in this appeal concerns the validity of the Superior Court's common practice of allowing the senior principal deputy clerk of the Superior Court criminal division to issue arrest warrants over his own signature for the apprehension of defendants who have not paid required court costs or fines. The defendant, Linda Santos (Santos), challenges a warrant so issued for her arrest and seeks...

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