· 6/8/1983
State v. Ashness
Citations
- 461 A.2d 659
- 1983 R.I. LEXIS 959
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that robber’s communication of a threat to one victim created a reasonable apprehension of immediate injury for all others in the room
- explaining that robber's communication of a threat to one victim created a reasonable apprehension of immediate injury for all others in the room
- determining that \several rulings that individually are not erroneous cannot cumulatively constitute prejudicial error\
- sustaining conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon when defendant indirectly threatened the victim by pointing gun at another person five feet away from the victim and firing two shots in that direction
- sustaining conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon when defendant indirectly threatened the victim by pointing gun at another person five feet away from the victim and firing two shots in that direction
- “Mere allegations of potential prejudice are not sufficient. The defendant must support his motion with more than a showing of disadvantage.”
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Judges: Bevilacqua
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