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STATE v. McMANUS

No. 98-141-C.A.

941 A.2d 222 (2008)

STATE v. Joseph E. McMANUS Jr.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Bush, Esq., for Plaintiff.

Joseph E. McManus Jr., pro se.

Susan M. Iannitelli, Esq., for Defendant.

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

OPINION

Chief Justice WILLIAMS, for the Court.

This is a heinous and horrific case of domestic abuse that resulted in the execution-style murder of a wife and beloved mother of three children. Our decision today marks the first time that this Court has had the opportunity to consider and uphold a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for a crime of domestic violence occurring between a husband and wife.

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