Supreme Court of Rhode Island

In Re Paul Harrison — Goldberg, J., Concurring

April 29, 20102010 R.I. LEXIS 53

Summary

Justice Goldberg concurs with the majority that the Family Court’s sua sponte order transferring a certified juvenile offender to community placement was unsupported by the record and therefore improper. The Supreme Court stayed that order and remanded for an evidentiary hearing with required findings of fact and law. Goldberg emphasizes the court’s failure to follow statutory certification and sentencing modification requirements.