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STATE v. FIGUEREO

No. 2009-149-C.A.

31 A.3d 1283 (2011)

STATE v. Raquel FIGUEREO.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

December 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron L. Weisman , Department of Attorney General, for State.

Janice M. Weisfeld , Office of the Public Defender, for Defendant.

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

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON, for the Court.

On October 16, 2008, a Superior Court jury found the defendant, Raquel Figuereo, guilty of shoplifting. As her sole argument on appeal, the defendant contends that the justice of the Superior Court who presided over that trial erred in declining to instruct the jury that eyewitness certainty is not a reliable indicator of eyewitness accuracy.

For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm...

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