STATE v. CARTER

No. 97-257-C.A.

744 A.2d 839 (2000)

STATE v. William J. CARTER.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia M. McGinn, Aaron L. Weisman, Providence, for Plaintiff.

John M. Verdecchia, Providence, for Defendant.

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


OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

Safe haven? Preserver of life? Shelter from disaster? Not The Ark in this case. Instead, a botched break-in at a Newport bistro turned The Ark Restaurant (The Ark)1 into a death vessel.

Convicted after a three-day trial of first-degree murder and breaking and entering a shop with intent to commit larceny, the defendant, William J. Carter (defendant or Carter), seeks an appellate Mount Ararat...

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