William Page v. State of Rhode Island — Flaherty, J., Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part

Summary

Justice Flaherty joined the majority on the facts and the conviction but dissented from the majority’s affirmation of a life‑without‑parole sentence for William Page, arguing that a youthful offender who was just eighteen at the time of the murder should retain the possibility of parole after the statutory fifteen‑year period. He contended that the sentence should be reduced to life imprisonment with parole eligibility under G.L.1956 § 12‑19.2‑5. The court’s overall disposition remained an affirmation of the sentence.