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2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
CHAPTER 12-28 - Victim's Rights
§ 12-28-7 - Noncompliance not affecting validity of conviction, sentence, or parole.
SECTION 12-28-7
§ 12-28-7 Noncompliance not affecting validity of conviction, sentence, or parole. Failure to afford the victim of a felony offense any of the rights established by this chapter shall not constitute grounds for vacating an otherwise lawful conviction, or for voiding an otherwise lawful sentence or parole determination.
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