State v. O'Coin, 423 A.2d 1191

ORDER

This case came before the court on the state’s petition for reargument. After ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍hearing argument of counsel on October 8, 1980, the petition is denied.

In State v. O’Coin, R.I., 417 A.2d 310 (1980) we said a defendant wishing to challenge the constitution ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍of a grand or petit jury must do so by filing a motion prior to trial pursuant to Super.R.Crim.P. 12(b)(2), (3) the provisions of which require ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍that such a motion be made within twenty-one days after a plea is entered. In the event that such a motion is made prior to ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍trial, but more than twenty-one days after a plea is entered, it is within the sound discretion of the trial justice to consider the motion ‍​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‍if it is filed within a reasonable time after entrance of a plea.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. O'Coin

Court Name: Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Date Published: Oct 9, 1980

Citations: 423 A.2d 1191; 1980 R.I. LEXIS 2037; No. 80-61-C.A.

Docket Number: No. 80-61-C.A.

Court Abbreviation: R.I.