Rhode Island Supreme Court Issues Opinion on State Vs. Michael Burkinshaw
March 23, 2022
March 23, 2022
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 23 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion:
State v. Michael Burkinshaw, No. 19-153
The defendant appealed from a Superior Court judgment of conviction on one count of resisting arrest. The defendant assigned three errors with respect to the trial proceedings, and the Supreme Court affirmed on each.
First, the defendant challenged the trial justice's decision not to instruct the jury on self-defens . . .
State v. Michael Burkinshaw, No. 19-153
The defendant appealed from a Superior Court judgment of conviction on one count of resisting arrest. The defendant assigned three errors with respect to the trial proceedings, and the Supreme Court affirmed on each.
First, the defendant challenged the trial justice's decision not to instruct the jury on self-defens . . .