Supreme Court of Rhode Island

State v. Raquel Figuereo

December 9, 20112011 R.I. LEXIS 145

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s conviction of Raquel Figueréo for shoplifting, holding that the trial justice did not err in refusing the requested jury instruction because the instruction was not properly raised at trial and the jury was adequately instructed on eyewitness identification. The court applied the raise‑or‑waive rule and de novo review of jury instructions.