STATE v. HIE

No. 96-100-CA.

688 A.2d 283 (1996)

STATE, v. Sheldon P. HIE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Weisman, Asst. Attorney General, for Plaintiff.

Francis X. Mackey, Providence, for Defendant.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This case requires us to decide whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel may be used by the state against a criminal defendant to preclude relitigation regarding whether that defendant is a probation violator. Counsel for both parties came before us to show cause why this appeal should not be summarily decided. Having studied their arguments, we perceive no cause and shall therefore proceed to consider the merits of the...

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