Supreme Court of Rhode Island

State v. Joseph McManus

April 2, 20102010 R.I. LEXIS 40

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed Joseph McManus’s convictions for criminal solicitation and remanded the record to the Superior Court. The Court held that the police statement was admissible as a prior inconsistent statement, that the use of leading questions was harmless error, that the grand‑jury testimony issue was waived, that the Confrontation Clause was not violated, and that the discovery omission did not merit reversal.