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State v. Brown

Citations

  • 744 A.2d 831
  • 2000 R.I. LEXIS 12
  • 2000 WL 53249

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming conviction for first degree murder where death resulted from a \sustained attack\ over a \prolonged period\
  • upholding the reasonableness of the state’s search despite the fact that “[i]n hindsight, there may have been additional steps the prosecution could have undertaken in an effort to locate [the witnesses]”
  • “[The witness] had been a cooperative witness for the state, and therefore we do not fault the state for not taking steps to prevent his disappearance prior to trial.”

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Judges: Weisberger, Lederberg, Bourcier, Flanders, Goldberg

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