STATE v. FONTAINE

No. 88-257-C.A.

559 A.2d 622 (1989)

STATE v. Arthur FONTAINE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. O'Neil, Atty. Gen., Jane McSoley, Jeffrey J. Greer, Asst. Attys. Gen., for plaintiff.

Neill B. Lyon, Carolyn R. Barone, Kirshenbaum Law Associates, Warwick, for defendant.


OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on the appeal of Arthur Fontaine (applicant) from the denial of his application for postconviction relief pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1985 Reenactment) § 10-9.1-1. We vacate the denial and remand for further proceedings. The facts upon which this application must be determined are as follows.

On August 31, 1982, the applicant was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment after being convicted of sexual...

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