RODRIGUES v. STATE

No. 2007-345-Appeal.

985 A.2d 311 (2009)

Nilsa RODRIGUES (a/k/a Juana Rodriguez) v. STATE of Rhode Island.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angel Tavares, Esq., for Plaintiff.

Jane M. McSolely, Department of Attorney General, for Defendant.

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


OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court.

The applicant, Juana "Nilsa" Rodrigues (applicant or Rodrigues) appeals from the denial of her application for postconviction relief in the Superior Court. For the reasons that follow, we reject the applicant's assertions of legal error and affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

Facts and Travel

On November 6, 1993, a mere twelve days after arriving in Rhode Island from Puerto Rico, Rodrigues...

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