Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 2/4/2000

State v. Hazard

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745 A.2d 748
2000 R.I. LEXIS 25
2000 WL 132751

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ruling that erroneous jury instruction on element of crime was harmless error because the jury made findings on other charged crimes that were the “functional equivalent” of the erroneously charged element
“The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution * * * den[ies] the state the power to deprive the accused of liberty unless the state proves every element necessary to constitute the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt.” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Weisberger, Lederberg, Bourcier, Flanders, Goldberg

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