STATE v. LACROIX

No. 2005-280-C.A.

911 A.2d 674 (2006)

STATE v. Joseph M. LaCROIX.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 14, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Daigle, Esq., for Plaintiff.

Marie T. Roebuck, Esq., Providence, for Defendant.

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


OPINION

Chief Justice WILLIAMS, for the Court.

After waiving a jury trial, the defendant, Joseph M. LaCroix (defendant), was tried and convicted in Superior Court of breaking and entering a building at night with the intent to commit larceny therein, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-8-4. The defendant appeals his conviction, alleging that the trial justice violated his fundamental due process rights by requiring that he prove his defense of diminished...

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