STATE v. SIVO

No. 2004-358-C.A.

925 A.2d 901 (2007)

STATE v. Derek A. SIVO.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

June 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron L. Weisman, Esq., Diane Daigle, Esq., Providence, for Plaintiff.

Janice M. Weisfeld, Esq., Providence, for Defendant.

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


OPINION

Chief Justice WILLIAMS, for the Court.

On October 23, 2002, a jury found the defendant, Derek A. Sivo (defendant), guilty of one count of first-degree child abuse, in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-9-5.3(b)(1).1 The defendant appeals his conviction, alleging that the trial justice erred in: (1) denying the defendant's motion for a judgment of acquittal; (2) instructing the jury that the state was not required to prove...

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