Criminal

In a recent article, the Providence Journal reports an interesting (and disturbing) aspect of RI criminal legal system.  The article describes the trajectory of a man out on probation, who was found to be in violation of its terms when arrested for a robbery he said he did not commit.  Under the low standard "reasonably satisfied" (much lower than the... Read More

Professors and academics writing in an open letter believe that indoor prostitution should not be banned as R.I. state legislators have proposed because it is less likely that "sex workers" who operate behind closed doors are abused physically or use drugs.  Apparently, research shows that indoor prostitutes are older on the whole and less likely to be assaulted or raped, as compared with outdoor counterparts.  R.I. legislators who sponsored the bill seemed unswayed by... Read More

A R.I. man was sentenced on Thursday August 13, 2009 to two consecutive life terms for the murder of a man he believed was involved with his girlfriend, as reported by the Providence Journal.  The court rejected any claim that the killing should be classified as manslaughter, or in the heat of passion; instead it stood by the position that the crime was one of... Read More