Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 5/6/1991

State v. Bertram

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591 A.2d 14
1991 R.I. LEXIS 79
1991 WL 74598

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holding that “photographs may be admitted for a number of - relevant purposes including * * * serving as proof of the corpus delec-tó [sic], displaying the extent of the victim’s injuries, identifying the body and its condition, or bearing on the atrociousness of the crime”
declining the defendant’s invitation to follow the path of other jurisdictions that liberally construe the self-incrimination provisions to provide for greater protections
declining the defendant's invitation to follow the path of other jurisdictions that liberally construe the self-incrimination provisions to provide for greater protections
finding defendant had no legitimate expectation of privacy as a passenger in a car leased by his wife in her own name
defense counsel “had ample opportunity to cross-examine [the handwriting expert] on his conclusions and emphasize any infirmities pertaining to his analysis” of the disputed documents, and the jury was free to “decide what weight, if any, should be accorded to the testimony”
discussing state and federal right against self-incrimination

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