STATE v. MASTROFINE

No. 87-426-C.A.

551 A.2d 1174 (1988)

STATE v. Lawrence J. MASTROFINE and John E. Broccoli.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. O'Neill, Atty. Gen., Jane M. McSoley, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

John P. O'Connor, Providence, James A. Ruggiero, Marciano, Ruggiero & Corrigan, North Providence, for defendants.


OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

Lawrence J. Mastrofine (Mastrofine) and John E. Broccoli (Broccoli) were convicted by a Superior Court jury on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. Before we reach the merits of their appeal, a brief description of the facts is in order.

On a cold afternoon, February 6, 1985, two men dressed in heavy jackets with hoods and scarves covering their faces robbed Gasbarro's Liquor Store in Providence. The duo...

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