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STATE v. ROGERS

No. 78-69-C.A.

420 A.2d 1363 (1980)

STATE v. Joe Willie ROGERS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

September 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts, II, Atty. Gen., Joel D. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

John A. MacFadyen, III, Paula Rosin, Asst. Public Defenders, for defendant.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

The defendant was charged by indictment on October 13, 1976, with one count of kidnapping and with one count of rape. A Superior Court jury returned verdicts of guilty on each count. On this appeal, the defendant contends that the trial justice in two instances impermissibly influenced the jury and thus deprived him of his right to a fair trial.

The trial commenced on March 2, 1977, with the testimony of the complaining witness...

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