Supreme Court of Rhode Island

State v. Leon Stansell

September 23, 20112011 R.I. LEXIS 121

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of the defendant's motion to reduce his sentence, holding that res judicata bars relitigation of the conspiracy count issue and that the trial justice's sentencing discretion was proper under Rule 35. The Court found the defendant failed to meet his burden of showing the sentence was without justification or grossly disparate, and therefore affirmed the lower court's order.