State v. John Davis

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to correct his sentence, holding that the plain language of the habitual offender statute does not require any portion of the sentence to be parole‑eligible, so a ten‑year nonparolable sentence is lawful. The Court based its decision on a plain‑meaning construction of G.L. 1956 § 12‑19‑21(b) and de novo review of the statutory question.