Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 12/15/2006
State v. Ruffner
Citations
- 911 A.2d 680
- 2006 R.I. LEXIS 190
- 2006 WL 3686815
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The admission of a statement under an exception to the hearsay rule is within the sound discretion of the trial justice and shall not be overturned unless clearly erroneous.” (quoting State v. Lynch, 854 A.2d 1022, 1038 (R.I. 2004))
- “[Hleat of passion exists when the defendant suddenly and temporarily loses his self-control as a result of experiencing some overpowering emotion—such as extreme fear, terror, or anger—caused by a legally adequate provocation . . (second alteration in original
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Judges: Flaherty, Goldberg, Robinson, Suttell, Williams
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. GasparSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2009-10-30· cited 50×
- State v. RosSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2009-07-01· cited 43×
- State v. BergevineSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2008-03-14· cited 40×
- State v. OliveiraSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2008-12-19· cited 29×
- State v. GautierSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2008-06-27· cited 29×
- In re Emilee K. In re Jennifer KSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2017-02-06· cited 7×
- State v. James WhiteSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2023-06-30
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- State v. Milton AponteSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2024-07-12
- State v. Jairo EsdelSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2024-07-15
- State v. Johnny XaykosySupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2026-03-18
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Cites
19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. LynchSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2004-08-12· cited 102×
- State v. InfantolinoSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1976-04-23· cited 51×
- State v. BriggsSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2005-12-06· cited 44×
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-05-14· cited 33×
- State v. MotykaSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2006-03-21· cited 32×
- State v. TorresSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2002-01-10· cited 31×
- State v. FetzikSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1990-07-13· cited 27×
- State v. WinstonSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1969-04-25· cited 26×
- State v. OrtizSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-06-10· cited 26×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1988-11-07· cited 25×
- State v. McGuySupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2003-11-25· cited 24×
- State v. FroaisSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1995-02-03· cited 21×
- State v. GarciaSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2005-10-21· cited 21×
- State v. ConingfordSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2006-07-03· cited 17×
- State v. VentreSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2002-12-23· cited 17×
- State v. KanerSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1983-08-04· cited 16×
- State v. UrenaSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 2006-06-16· cited 12×
- Howell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska· 1996-05-31· cited 10×
- Estate of Sweeney v. CharpentierSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1996-05-14· cited 8×
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