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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure–Courts
Chapter 8-2 - Superior Court
Section 8-2-16 - Jurisdiction of motions for new trial and extraordinary writs.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 8-2-16 (2017)
§ 8-2-16. Jurisdiction of motions for new trial and extraordinary writs.
The superior court shall have jurisdiction of such motions for new trials as may be provided by law, and concurrently with the supreme court shall have jurisdiction of writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, and informations in the nature of quo warranto.
History of Section.
(C.P.A. 1905, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 8-2-16.)
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