State v. Tavell D. Yon

Citations

• 161 A.3d 1118
• 2017 WL 2507850
• 2017 R.I. LEXIS 83

Syllabus

The defendant, Tavell D. Yon, appealed from a May 2, 2014 judgment of conviction in Providence County Superior Court for constructive possession of a firearm after a conviction for a crime of violence, in violation of G.L. 1956 § 11-47-5. On appeal, he contended that the trial justice erred in: (1) failing to suppress the defendant's statement with respect to the gun at issue in the case (2) failing to \submit to the [j]ury the issue of the voluntariness of [the] defendant's alleged statement\ with respect to the gun at issue and (3) denying the defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal and motion for a new trial. The Supreme Court held that the trial justice did not err in denying the defendant's motion to suppress the statement at issue because the defendant was advised of his Miranda rights and made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of those rights. Further, the Supreme Court held that the defendant had waived his contention that the trial justice should have submitted the issue of voluntariness to the jury. Finally, the Supreme Court was unable to perceive any error in the trial justice's denial of defendant's motion for a new trial. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.