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· 6/8/1983

State v. Ashness

Citations

  • 461 A.2d 659
  • 1983 R.I. LEXIS 959

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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