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STATE v. CHIELLINI

No. 98-409-C.A.

762 A.2d 450 (2000)

STATE v. Robert M. CHIELLINI.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annie Goldberg, Aaron L. Weisman, Providence, for plaintiff.

Susan B. Iannitelli, Robert Chiellini, Pro Se, for Defendant.

Present: WEISBERGER, C.J., LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

GOLDBERG, Justice.

During an overnight recess in a murder trial — while the jury was deliberating the defendant's fate — a juror telephoned a lawyer she knew and questioned him about the difference between first-and second-degree murder. The attorney appropriately refused to respond to the juror's inquiry and cautioned her about the impropriety of the call. The next day, the attorney...

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