2014 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 12 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12-12 - Indictments, Informations and Complaints
Section 12-12-1.7 - Motion to dismiss information.
§ 12-12-1.7 Motion to dismiss information. – Within thirty (30) days after a defendant is served with a copy of an information charging him or her with an offense, he or she may move in the superior court to dismiss the information on the ground that the information and exhibits appended to it do not demonstrate the existence of probable cause to believe that the offense charged has been committed or that the defendant committed it. Upon the filing of the motion to dismiss the court shall schedule a hearing to be held within a reasonable time.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 11; P.L. 2008, ch. 226, § 1.)
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