State v. Joseph Segrain

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The defendant, Joseph Segrain, appealed from a March 29, 2018 judgment of conviction and commitment entered in the Providence County Superior Court, which reflected the fact that he was found guilty on five counts related to conduct stemming from a drive-by shooting. On appeal, the defendant contended that: (1) the trial justice erred by granting a particular mistrial, thereby allegedly violating his constitutional rights against double jeopardy (2) his motion to suppress an eyewitness identification was erroneously denied (3) the trial justice erred by denying his motion to recuse (4) the trial justice erred by denying his right to represent himself at trial and at the sentencing hearing and (5) the trial justice erred by allowing certain videos and testimony to be admitted into evidence. The Supreme Court held that the trial justice committed no reversible error as to issues two, three, and four and the Court further held that the defendant had failed to properly preserve issues one and five for appellate review. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.