Blog Posts in April, 2012

Warwick DUI & Refusal Charge - Veterans Diversion Program

In April of 2012, our Client was arrested by the Warwick Police Department and charged with drunk driving and refusal to submit to a chemical test . As an active member of the Armed Forces, our Client was concerned about a criminal conviction and its impact on his career. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined whoever drives or otherwise operates any vehicle in the ...

Newport Sexual Assault Sentence

As reported in the April 30, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, a Navy midshipman is to be sentenced in a sexual assault case. The man was cleared for the charge of sexual assault but was found guilty of the charge of wrongful sexual contact with another classmate at the Naval Academy in Newport . He is to be sentenced later this week. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 11-37-2, first ...

State Police DUI Accident Charge Amended to Reckless Driving

In February of 2012, our underage Client was arrested by the Rhode Island State Police and charged with drunk driving . Our Client had been involved in an accident . Our Client submitted to the chemical test at the barracks and had readings over twice the legal limit. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined as whoever drives or otherwise operates any vehicle in the ...

Hit & Run Accident Cases Sentenced

As reported by Gregory Smith in the April 25, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, Judge Vogel of the Providence County Superior Court recently sentenced several people charged with hit and run and other driving accident cases. In a case involving an East Providence woman, she pled guilty to charges of drunk driving – serious injury resulting and reckless driving – serious injury resulting. She ...

Pawtucket Refusal Trial - Guilty Verdict

As reported by Amanda Milkovits in the April 25, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, following a trial on a refusal to submit to a chemical test charge, a Pawtucket man was found guilty. The refusal charge had previously been dismissed. However, the Chief Magistrate of the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal allowed the refusal charge to be re-filed and the matter proceeded to trial. The man was ...

Scituate DUI - Death Resulting Sentence

As reported by Donita Naylor in the April 23, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, a Scituate man has pled guilty to charges of drunk driving – death resulting , drunk driving – serious injury resulting and driving to endanger – death resulting. The man was the driver of a car involved in an accident in Warwick in 2010 which killed a teenager. The man was sentenced to fifteen (15) years, four ...

LawReviewCLE - DUI Seminar

LawReviewCLE is a national CLE provider dedicated to advocacy and how to practice the law. LawReviewCLE seminars are designed to be practical and informative gathering top attorneys knowledgeable in a specific area of the law to disseminate their experience to other local attorneys. LawReviewCLE "seeks out top rated and experienced attorneys who represent the best in their practice area." When ...

Rhode Island's Social Host Liability Attorney

In 2009, Attorney Robert H. Humphrey's article on Social Host Liability was published in the Rhode Island Bar Journal. According to the article, "tragedies and near tragedies involving alcohol, occurring throughout Rhode Island, led to the adoption of the State's Social Host Laws. The term "social host liability" refers to both criminal liability, which is an statutory prohibition enforced by the ...

Providence Felony Dismissed and No Criminal Conviction

In October of 2011, our client was arrested by the Providence Police Department and charged with two (2) charges, felony driving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and misdemeanor of leaving the scene of an accident – property damage resulting . Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-26-2, leaving the scene of an accident – resulting in property damage is defined as, the driver of any ...

Pawtucket Refusal Charge Trial

As reported by Amanda Milkovits in the April 19, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, a Pawtucket man was arrested and charged with drunk driving and refusal to submit to a chemical test . Both charges were dismissed. However, police re-filed the refusal charge and the case is now being tried before the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2.1, refusal to ...

Cranston Driver Cited in Bus Crash

As reported by Maria Armental in the April 19, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, a Cranston teenager has been cited in connection with a school bus crash. The teenager was driving and his car veered out of his lane and into the school bus. This caused the school bus to crash through a guardrail and into a tree. The bus was carrying children on a field trip. The children suffered minor ...

Providence Rape and Video Voyeurism Charges

As reported Amanda Milkovits in the April 17, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, Providence Police have arrested three (3) men and charged them with multiple counts of first degree sexual assault , kidnapping, conspiracy and video voyeurism . The men are accused of repeatedly raping the same woman and videotaping their exploits. One of the men was on probation for felony assault. Pursuant to ...

Rhode Island State Police Child Pornography Arrests

As reported by W. Zachary Malinowski in the April 12, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island State Police arrested ten (10) people for possession and transfer of child pornography . All suspects were men and range in age from eighteen (18) to seventy-one (71) years old. There is one juvenile who was arrested, his age is unknown. An eleventh person was also arrested for possession ...

Jamestown Alcohol Offense Arrest

As reported by Thomas Morgan in the April 10, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, Jamestown Police cited the Governor's son for unlawfully trying to purchase alcohol . The teenager attempted to purchase alcohol at a liquor store in Jamestown. He will be arraigned in court later this month. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 3-8-6, (a) It is unlawful for: (1) A person who has not reached his ...

Providence Nightclub Fight Leads to Several Arrests

As reported by Philip Marcelo in the April 8, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, a large fight broke out at a Providence nightclub over Easter weekend. Approximately six (6) people suffered injuries from the fight, including a nightclub bouncer. The fight occurred in the club and outside on the streets, prompting calls to all police units to respond to the scene. Providence Police arrested ...

Rhode Island Veterans Diversion Program Changes

As reported in the April 2, 2012 edition of the Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly, the Veterans Diversion Program has made changes. The program is designed to help veterans who are arrested for criminal misdemeanors. The purpose of the program is to help veterans address the underlying issues, such as trauma, PTSD and other mental health problems, which caused them to commit crimes. As an alternative to ...

Student Charged with Video Voyeurism

As reported in the April 2, 2012 edition of the Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly, a URI basketball player has been charged with two (2) counts of video voyeurism . It is alleged that he recorded consensual sexual encounters with two separate women and then posted those videos onto Facebook. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 11-64-2, video voyeurism is defined as, a person is guilty of video ...

Providence Politician Pleads to Refusal Charge

As reported by Amanda Milkovits in the April 4, 2012 edition of the Providence Journal, Senate Majority Leader Ruggerio has pled to the refusal to submit to a chemical test charge. The Senator was arrested by Barrington Police last week and charged with drunk driving and refusal to submit to a chemical test. In exchange for his plea to the DUI charge, the Town has agreed to dismiss the DUI charge. ...