STATE v. MORETTI

No. 85-167-C.A.

521 A.2d 1003 (1987)

STATE v. John A. MORETTI.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arlene Violet, Atty. Gen., Jane M. McSoley/Thomas Dickinson, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff.

William F. Reilly, Public Defender, Janice M. Weisfeld/Barbara Hurst, Asst. Public Defenders, for defendant.


OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This tale of a West Warwick fire should serve to remind members of the State Fire Marshall's office as well as municipal firefighters assigned to investigate the cause of a fire that their investigatory efforts may be subject to the constitutional prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.

The defendant, John A. Moretti (Moretti), comes before this court on appeal from his conviction by a Providence County...

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