Blog Posts in August, 2010
Posted on Aug 27, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
As reported by Kate Bramson and Maria Armental in the August 24, 2010 edition of the Providence Journal, the police are cracking down on drunk and impaired drivers. The Rhode Island State Police and ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
As reported by Charles Wilson in the August 15, 2010 edition of the Providence Journal, the law is continuing to develop in light of new technology. A new crime called "sextortion" has emerged, an ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
After a serious automobile accident in the town of Coventry, Rhode Island, our client was charged with drunk driving ("DUI"), Refusal to submit to a chemical test, laned roadway violation, and leaving ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
As reported by Gregory Smith in the August 8, 2010 edition of the Providence Journal, the cliché "crime doesn't pay" is more accurate than people think. Under both Federal and Rhode Island law, police ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
In 2009, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation to ban text messaging while driving. This ban applies to all drivers in Rhode Island and is considered to be a "primary" offense, meaning ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
As reported by Thomas Morgan in the August 5, 2010 edition of the Providence Journal, Barrington has experienced its first sexting case. "Sexting" is sending sexually explicit photographs or videos by ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
A Washington County Superior Court Jury, seated in Wakefield Rhode Island, held that two former University of Rhode Island (URI) students were "Not Guilty" of sexually assaulting another URI student ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2010 By Robert Humphrey
As reported by Mark Reynolds in the July 22, 2010 edition of the Providence Journal, a local restaurant owner pled not guilty to charges stemming from an April car accident. He is facing three ...
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