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STATE v. RUSSELL

No. 2004-338-C.A.

950 A.2d 418 (2008)

STATE v. Rohan RUSSELL et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Weisman, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Camille A. McKenna, Providence, for Defendant Rohan Russell.

George West, Providence, for Defendant Fode Sidibe.

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

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

The focal point of this appeal is the proper role of the prosecuting attorney in grand jury proceedings.1 More specifically, we are asked to adopt a rule requiring prosecutors to present substantially exculpatory evidence to the grand jury.

The defendants, Rohan Russell and Fode Sidibe, each appeal from a judgment of conviction on two counts of first-degree sexual assault, for which...

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