STATE v. VIVEIROS

No. 2009-246-C.A.

45 A.3d 1232 (2012)

STATE v. Kenneth VIVEIROS.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Bush , Department of Attorney General, for State.

C. Eric Marion, Esq. , for Defendant.

Present: SUTTELL, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, ROBINSON, and INDEGLIA, JJ.


OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court.

This case presents a rare look into the dark side of prison life and the human cost and institutional consequences that result when rogue correctional officers deviate from established prison standards. The defendant, Kenneth Viveiros (defendant or Viveiros), is before the Supreme Court on appeal from a conviction on four counts of simple assault against three inmates at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI),...

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