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STATE v. GAUTIER

No. 2004-165-C.A.

871 A.2d 347 (2005)

STATE v. Jacques GAUTIER.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 12, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron L. Weisman, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Paula Lynch, East Greenwich, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.

OPINION

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In this case, we decide whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel bars prosecution of the defendant, Jacques Gautier, for the brutal 1998 slaying of Jeffrey Indellicati, after a probation-violation hearing in which a justice of the Superior Court made a finding that he "was not satisfied the State met its burden [in proving] that he did murder [the victim]." This marks the second time in the progression of this case that the...

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