State v. Reverdes
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the superior court convicting Defendant of five counts of first-degree robbery and three counts of conspiracy to commit robbery, holding that Defendant was not entitled to relief on his claims of error.
On appeal, Defendant argued that the trial court erred in failing to exclude statements he made during a post-arrest police interview and in denying his motion for a new trial. The Supreme Court disagreed and affirmed, holding (1) the trial justice did not abuse his discretion by admitting Defendant's statements about firearms as probative of his opportunity, intent, preparation, or plan to supply a weapon for the robberies and conspire to commit the robberies; and (2) the prejudice arising from Defendant's "highly relevant" statements substantially outweighed their probative value.
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