The defendant further contended that the photographs should have been admitted because whether they supported his claim of self-defense was a matter of the weight of the evidence and not its admissibility. Rhode Island Supreme Court’s first Black justice sworn in January 11, 2021 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Supreme Court has its first Black justice. Additionally, the Supreme Court held that the trial justice properly denied the defendant’s motion for a new trial on both weight and sufficiency grounds. 17-262,263,264,269 (June 30, 2020), Manuel Andrews, Jr. et al. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block a lower court ruling that makes it easier to vote by mail in Rhode Island, allowing that ruling … In 1747, the Rhode Island General Assembly authorized the creation of a Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and General Gaol Delivery, consisting of one chief justice and four associates, all serving one year terms. History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America. The plaintiff, Michael Crenshaw, appealed from a January 7, 2019 judgment entered in the Providence County Superior Court in favor of the defendants, the State of Rhode Island and Lieutenant Scott Raynes (State Defendants) and the Community College of Rhode Island, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and Captain Timothy Poulin (CCRI Defendants), pursuant to a grant of both the State Defendants’ motion to dismiss based on Rule 12(b)(6) of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure and the CCRI Defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings based on Rule 12(c). Specifically, she contended that the Family Court justice erred by construing the applicable statute, G.L. Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Gilbert Indeglia retired from the court on June 30, 2020. The plaintiffs’ claims for breach of contract and violation of the Contract Clauses of the United States and Rhode Island Constitutions went to trial. v. City of Providence, by and through its Treasurer, James Lombardi, et al., No. Opinion Annotation. In 1747, the Rhode Island General Assembly authorized the creation of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and General Gaol Delivery, consisting of one chief justice and four associates, all serving one-year terms. The plaintiff, the City of Cranston, appealed from a Superior Court judgment in favor of the defendants, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Daniel Nuey, and the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island. Three volumes, pg. Justices may be removed only if impeached for improper conduct by a vote of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and convicted by trial in the Rhode Island Senate. 18-134 (June 17, 2020), Leslie Dominguez et al. In the alternative, Petrova argued that because she was a parent “previously having custody of the child[,]” the guardianship should not have been granted without her consent. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Providence woman convicted of abusing and severely injuring her 6-week-old baby. Both houses of the General Assembly still must approve any nominees. The defendant moved to strike the expert disclosure and for summary judgment, alleging that, without an expert, the plaintiff could not establish the standard of care and breach thereof. FindLaw offers a free RSS feed for this court. The applicant, Roger Graham, appealed from a judgment denying his application for postconviction relief. The opt-out plaintiffs’ claims for violation of the Takings Clause and for promissory estoppel were dismissed on the City’s motion for summary judgment. The Rhode Island Supreme Court will soon have another vacancy. +'?Category=Auditing&backtype=item&ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'config') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ Associate Justice Francis Flaherty announced Wednesday that he will retire on Dec. 31. The appellant-mother, Svetoslava Petrova, appealed from a Family Court order denying, without prejudice, her motion to intervene, as well as her motion to vacate or, in the alternative, to revoke guardianship regarding her daughter, Indiana. The hearing justice concluded that the plaintiff’s homeowner’s insurance policy did not cover the damage the plaintiff sustained in her basement. January 11, 2021 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Supreme Court has its first Black justice. On appeal, the respondents argued that the Family Court justice erred in (1) admitting into evidence a medical report of the child and (2) concluding that DCYF had proven by clear and convincing evidence that the respondents were unfit parents. 18-290 (June 5, 2020), Cesar A. Woel v. Christiana Trust, as Trustee for Stanwich Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2017-17, et al., No. If … The Rhode Island Supreme Court is the court of last resort in the U.S. State of Rhode Island. On appeal, the plaintiff contended that the hearing justice erred in determining that no genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether Gonsalves-Pastore owed plaintiff a duty based on a fiduciary relationship or as an employer of the person who allegedly committed the wrongful acts. v. Edward Stephens, III et al., No. v. The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission et al., No. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has petitioned the Rhode Island Supreme Court to intervene in Champlin’s Realty Associates v. the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), a case that affects the State’s coastal resources and the regulatory process designed to protect them. This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 23:02. On appeal, the plaintiff contended that the issue was whether or not the trial justice erred in “finding that WB Mason Co[. The defendants argued that the hearing justice erred when he determined that the plaintiffs’ lot had an easement appurtenant to travel across all of the defendants’ properties to access Seaweed Beach because the plaintiffs did not have a “legal means” to access Seaweed Beach. The City’s consultants projected that the pension fund could reach a 70 percent funding level in 2036. Stephen Hopkins, later signatory of the Declaration of Independence, served as the third Chief Justice from 1747 to 1755.[2]. The trial justice made a preliminary ruling that the defendant could introduce two of these convictions under Rule of Evidence 609. Justices may be removed only if impeached for improper conduct by a vote of the Rhode Island House of Repres… RI COURTS R.I.’s first Black Supreme Court justice is sworn in ‘The arc of the moral universe is long,’ Justice Melissa A. In the City’s view, at that moment, Nuey had retired and was no longer a member of the collective bargaining unit. In 2020, there have been 22 supreme court vacancies in 16 of the 29 states where replacement justices are appointed instead of elected. This case concerns an appeal by the state from a Superior Court order suppressing the DNA results of a buccal swab taken from the defendant, Malcolm Querido, pursuant to a valid search warrant, while he was incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions. The opt-out plaintiffs’ claims for violation of the Takings Clause and promissory estoppel were dismissed on the City’s motion for summary judgment. The Supreme Court held that the hearing justice properly granted summary judgment because the plaintiff did not bring forth any admissible evidence to show a dispute of material fact. Step 3: Designate a person to administer the eFiling system for your firm. The pool of candidates to fill a closely-watched vacancy on Rhode Island’s highest court was narrowed to five finalists Wednesday night by the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission. 18-347 (June 2, 2020), State v. Anthony Parrillo, No. She further argued that, because she never gave written consent, the guardianship petition was granted in violation of statutory law. Each justice enjoys lifetime tenure and no mandatory retirement age, similar to Federal judges. After engaging in court-ordered mediation, most retirees agreed to a settlement in which the retirees would enroll in Medicare upon achieving the age of eligibility and the City would pay for certain costs associated with Medicare coverage, including penalties incurred from late enrollment in various Medicare supplemental programs such as Parts B and D.  Several dozen retirees opted out of the settlement agreement, however, and instead pursued their civil claims through the litigation process. 18-337 (May 29, 2020), In re William E. Paplauskas, Jr.; In re Daniel S. Balkun and Balkun Title & Closing, Inc.; In re SouthCoast Title and Escrow, Inc., Nos. A group of retirees and two unions initiated litigation to bar enforcement of the new ordinance. The plaintiff, Robin Nelson, appealed from the judgment granting summary judgment in favor of her homeowner’s insurance carrier, Allstate Insurance Company, on her claim that Allstate breached its contract with her when it refused to cover the water damage in her basement caused by her defective water heater. 1956 §§ 11-5-2 and 11-5-3. 18-343 (June 16, 2020), Timothy Frazier v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, alias, ABC Insurance Company, No. The plaintiffs, Federal Hill Capital, LLC, an investment real estate company, and four college students who were, at the time suit was filed, renting a home from Federal Hill Capital in the Elmhurst neighborhood of the City of Providence, brought an action seeking a declaration that a recently-enacted zoning ordinance restricting the number of unrelated college students who may live together in non-owner-occupied homes in certain areas of Providence was unconstitutional. The first officially recorded decision was Stoddard v. Martin, 1 R.I. 1 (1828), a case involving gambling on an election. The petitioners further argued that the PUC order nullified a settlement in the case. v. James Lombardi, in his capacity as Treasurer of the City of Providence, Rhode Island, Nos. Therefore, the Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court. Long was sworn in on Monday during a small ceremony on the State House steps presided over by Chief Justice Paul Suttell.