This case came before the Supreme Court on December 8, 1998, pursuant to an order directing the defendant to appear and show cause why the issue raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. The defendant was convicted by a trial justice without the intervention of a jury and sentenced to a six-month suspended sentence with one year probation. After hearing the parties' oral arguments and examining their memoranda, we conclude that cause...
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