State v. Keith J. Pittman

Syllabus

A robbery on the streets of Providence led to a thief's short-term possession of the stolen goods but long-term period of incarceration. The defendant, Keith J. Pittman, appealed from his conviction by a jury of second-degree robbery, for which he was given a twenty-year sentence with sixteen years to serve at the Adult Correctional Institutions and four years suspended with probation. After reviewing the record, the Supreme Court, sitting at Woonsocket High School, concluded that the trial justice did not overlook or misconceive any material evidence proffered by the state, nor did he commit clear error in denying the defendant's motion for a new trial. The Supreme Court, therefore, affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court and returned the record thereto.