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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On June 8, 2023, Diamond Wilson-Wooten (age 28) was sentenced to 52 years, with 32 to serve at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) during a hearing before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that a North Kingstown contractor has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 30 months at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) and ordered to pay more than $65,000 in restitution after pleading to fraudulently cashing insurance checks.
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