State v. Stokes
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court convicting Defendant of three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, and one count of carrying a pistol without a license, holding that there was no error or abuse of discretion in the proceedings below.
On appeal, Defendant asked the Supreme Court to grant him a new trial on three grounds. The Supreme Court denied relief and affirmed the convictions, holding (1) Defendant waived his argument that the State untimely disclosed the identity of two witnesses who were placed in witness protection; (2) the trial justice did not err in admitting into evidence prior inconsistent statements made to the police by one witness; and (3) the trial justice properly denied Defendant’s motion for a new trial.
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