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STATE v. HAZARD

No. 99-127-C.A.

797 A.2d 448 (2002)

STATE v. Derick HAZARD.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron L. Weisman, Assistant Attorney General, Annie Goldberg, Assistant Attorney, for plaintiff.

J. Richard Ratcliffe, Providence, for defendant.

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

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

In this appeal, the defendant, Derick Hazard (Hazard), asks this Court to set aside his 1998 murder, conspiracy, and assault convictions and order a new trial so that he may reassert his alibi defense that he could not have committed the crimes because he was allegedly in Ohio at the time of the murder.

This case presents a unique opportunity for this Court to briefly compare the role of the trial and appellate tribunals...

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