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STATE v. HURTEAU

No. 2001-183-C.A.

810 A.2d 222 (2002)

STATE v. Paul HURTEAU.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Paula Rosin, Providence, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The defendant, Paul Hurteau (defendant), appeals a conviction for resisting arrest, arguing that the trial justice improperly refused to issue a jury instruction explaining an arrestee's right to defend himself against an arrest effectuated with excessive force. Because we discern no error in the trial justice's refusal to issue the instruction, we affirm. This matter came before the Court for oral argument on October 1, 2002, pursuant...

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