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STATE v. CERDA

No. 2007-133-C.A.

957 A.2d 382 (2008)

STATE v. Danilo A. CERDA.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

October 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane McSoley, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Catherine Gibran, Providence, for Defendant.

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

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

A fateful combination of pugnacity and racial animus resulted in the senseless beating and shooting death of sixteen-year-old Errol Clinton on July 31, 2005. The defendant, Danilo A. Cerda, who was not implicated in the shooting itself, was convicted by a jury of assaulting Errol Clinton with a dangerous weapon, to wit, his hands and feet. Contending that the jury's verdict...

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