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STATE v. SNELL

No. 2003-219-C.A.

892 A.2d 108 (2006)

STATE v. Curley SNELL.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 27, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Weisman, Esq., for Plaintiff.

Paul Lynch, Esq., for Defendant.

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

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

Although not expressly articulated in the Constitution, "the presumption of innocence" is a fundamental principle of our criminal jurisprudence, and a "basic component of a fair trial under our system of criminal justice." Estelle v. Williams, 425 U.S. 501, 503, 96 S.Ct. 1691, 48 L.Ed.2d 126 (1976). This appeal calls into question the prejudicial effect that a jury's knowledge...

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