STATE v. PERRY

No. 96-346-C.A.

725 A.2d 264 (1999)

STATE v. Joseph PERRY, et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea J. Mendes, Aaron L. Weisman, Providence, for plaintiff.

Paula Rosin, Paula Lynch Hardiman, Robert Mann, Providence, for defendant.

Before WEISBERGER, C.J., and LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

These appeals from criminal convictions question the legality of a flight-from-the-crime-scene jury instruction. They also challenge the trial justice's refusal to continue the start of the trial in this case because the remaining pool of prospective jurors contained no African-Americans. For the reasons explained below, we deny the defendants' appeals and affirm the Superior Court judgments.

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