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RI: Prosecutor’s Deliberate Hiding of Impeachment Evidence Requires New Trial in High-Profile Murder Case

RI: Prosecutor’s Deliberate Hiding of Impeachment Evidence Requires New Trial in High-Profile Murder Case

by Bert | Jul 18, 2016 | Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Supreme Court has affirmed a post-conviction court’s decision to grant Raymond Tempest a new trial due to the illegal suppression of favorable evidence in his case. Mr. Tempest had been found guilty back in 1992 for the 1982 murder of Doreen Picard....
RI: New Trial Ordered in Drug Possession Case Following Unlawful Cross-Examination by Assistant AG

RI: New Trial Ordered in Drug Possession Case Following Unlawful Cross-Examination by Assistant AG

by OpenFile | Jun 27, 2013 | Rhode Island, The Open File Blog

The Providence Journal reports that a man has had his conviction for drug possession overturned because an assistant attorney general misrepresented his criminal history and used false information against him during cross-examination. Specifically, the prosecutor,...

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