During the trial, the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that during the early morning hours on Sunday, August 1, 2021, the defendant participated in a drive-by shooting on Olney Street in Providence using a Polymer80 ghost gun, killing Miya Brophy-Baermann. The jury also convicted the defendant on charges of possessing a Polymer80 ghost gun on December 12, 2021.
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On June 19, 2023, Robert Leeming (age 47) entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of felony assault domestic strangulation and one count of domestic breaking and entering.
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The State of Rhode Island has received a 2023 second quarter Award for Excellence in the Application of the Opioid Litigation Principles, along with North Carolina. The quarterly awards are designated by a coalition, led by faculty and staff at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, that developed a set of evidence-based Principles to help policymakers use opioid settlement funds effectively and equitably.
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“I am pleased with the CRMC’s decision to grant our motion to intervene in this proceeding as we seek to designate Westerly’s Spring Avenue as a public right-of-way. As an intervening party in this case, my Office is seeking to restore and protect this important public access point to the Westerly waterfront. This Office will continue to fight on behalf of Rhode Islanders to preserve their constitutionally enshrined right to our state’s coast and waterways.”
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In a decision issued on June 23, Superior Court Justice Kristen E. Rodgers denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss their cases, finding that Rhode Island’s concealed-carry statutory framework was constitutional and that several of the defendants did not have standing to bring their challenge. The decision was issued one year to the day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bruen decision.
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On June 12, 2023, Devonte Teixeira (age 23) entered a plea of nolo contendere to one count of felony assault, one count of discharge of a firearm when committing a crime of violence, and one count of carrying a pistol without a license.
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As alleged in the complaint, Smart Green engaged in a pattern of deceptive and unfair trade practices as they went door-to-door, making unsolicited sales pitches for residential solar panel systems in Rhode Island. The Attorney General is seeking a court order requiring Smart Green to stop misleading customers, provide paper contracts to customers immediately, and pay restitution to injured customers.
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As part of efforts to help all children in Rhode Island be tested for lead poisoning at least twice by the age of three, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing two lead screening events this week. The events are free and no health insurance is required.
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