Yes. Rhode Island is one of the few remaining states that preserves the common-law nighttime requirement for full burglary. If the alleged entry happened in daylight, the [...]
Yes, technically. Rhode Island General Laws § 11-8-1 sets the maximum at life imprisonment. That does not mean every burglary defendant ends up with life - far [...]
Burglary in Rhode Island is a common-law offense: breaking and entering the dwelling of another in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony inside. All five [...]
Fees vary with the charge, the procedural stage, and the projected scope of the defense. Felony sex offenses in Rhode Island Superior Court require substantially more time, [...]
Yes, it happens-sometimes outright, sometimes through reduction to a non-registerable offense, and sometimes through diversion or deferred disposition in the narrow cases where the statute allows. Dismissals [...]
Yes, severely. Most sex offenses are classified as aggravated felonies or crimes involving moral turpitude under federal immigration law, and a conviction typically means mandatory detention, deportation, [...]
