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STATE v. GONSALVES

No. 87-362-C.A.

553 A.2d 1073 (1989)

STATE v. William GONSALVES.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. O'Neil, Atty. Gen., Annie Goldberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

Richard Casparian, Public Defender, Barbara Hurst, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant.

OPINION

MURRAY, Judge.

A Providence County jury found the defendant, William Gonsalves (Gonsalves), guilty of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of his brother. He appeals.

The facts as they relate to this incident of fratricide are set forth below. On April 8, 1985, defendant and his brother, Anthony Gonsalves (Anthony), became embroiled in a bitter argument while at the Cape Verdean Club in East Providence, Rhode Island. Following...

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