Capital Video Corporation v. Joseph A. Bevilacqua

Summary

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s order invalidating the 2020 and 2022 pluries executions against Joseph A. Bevilacqua. It held that replacement executions under G.L. 1956 § 9‑25‑19 are subject to the six‑year limitation period of § 9‑25‑3 and that the plaintiff failed to meet the statutory timing and procedural requirements. The decision rests on a de novo interpretation of the statutes and does not rely on the trial justice’s reasoning about a conflict between the provisions.