Supreme Court of Rhode Island

State v. Robert J. Cardin

February 5, 20102010 R.I. LEXIS 19

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Robert J. Cardin for shoplifting, holding that the trial judge correctly denied his motion for judgment of acquittal and that the jury instruction limited to subsection (b)(3) of G.L. 1956 § 11‑41‑20 was proper. The court based its decision on the evidence presented and the applicable statutory language.