Providence Man to Serve 2½ Years for Cocaine Trafficking

Posted by on October 13, 2011

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Providence man has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for drug trafficking in connection with a bust that netted more than 1.2 kilos of cocaine, $17,200 and two vehicles. Federal prosecutors say 29-year-old Immanuel Rosario was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Cour... Read more

Man Faces Domestic Violence Charges

Posted by on October 11, 2011

"A woman who’d been raped and held against her will by her boyfriend jumped out of his car and fled to a police substation on Armistice Boulevard midday Tuesday, according to the Pawtucket police. As the 41-year-old woman sought help from the police, William E. McKenna ditched his car nearby and ... Read more

Rhode Island Medical Marijuana: A Completely Different World

Posted by on October 10, 2011

PROVIDENCE — Advocates of Rhode Island’s medical-marijuana program were not surprised when they learned that four U.S. Attorneys in California announced last week that they were cracking down on large commercial marijuana operations that make millions of dollars and supply the drug to hundreds o... Read more

Patient Advocates Call for Governor to License Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on October 4, 2011

“PROVIDENCE — Patients and advocates in the state’s medical-marijuana program rallied at the State House Tuesday to voice their frustration and disappointment in Governor Chafee for failing to issue licenses to three marijuana dispensaries that are permitted under Rhode Island law. Speaker ... Read more

New Calendar Aims to Streamline R.I.’s Domestic Violence Cases

Posted by on October 1, 2011

“PROVIDENCE — It’s week two of the unrolling of rhode island’s first dedicated domestic-violence court calendar and, already, Superior Court Judge Susan E. McGuirl is seeing assaults, stalkings, vandalism and murder. In all, more than 300 criminal cases are expected to be placed on McGuirl�... Read more

RI Teen Charged With Cyber-Stalking Under New Domestic Violence Law

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on September 30, 2011

RI teen charged with cyber stalking "BARRINGTON, R.I. (WPRI) - The new cyber stalking law went into effect in June and already someone's been charged. A Barrington teenager is facing charges of cyber stalking because of comments he made on Facebook. Cyber stalking is harassing someone online. ... Read more

14 Rhode Islanders Arrested in Child Pornography Investigation

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on September 29, 2011

“SCITUATE — The two-month undercover “Operation Safe Child Rhode Island” resulted in the arrests of 10 adults and 4 juveniles on charges of possessing child pornography early Wednesday, members of the task force announced at a news conference at the Rhode Island State Police headquarters. ... Read more

Patient Advocates Call for Governor to License Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on September 29, 2011

Stolen Strip Club Earnings Returned to RI Woman

Posted by on September 28, 2011

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The $714 in strip club and other earnings that police say were stolen from a Rhode Island woman by the North Providence police chief have been returned, an attorney said Monday. Defense attorney John R. Grasso said the stolen money belonging to Justina Cardoso, 21, was... Read more

Imposing the Colin B. Foote Act

Posted by Law Office of John R. Grasso on September 27, 2011

Traffic Tribunal Appeals Panel decides that a municipal court judge may impose the Colin B. Foote Act (Section 31-27-24) even when the cited motorist fails to appear for his own trial. Read the court's full opinion in "Town of Bristol v. David Galuppo." ... Read more

Providence Man to Serve 2½ Years for Cocaine Trafficking

Man Faces Domestic Violence Charges

Rhode Island Medical Marijuana: A Completely Different World

Patient Advocates Call for Governor to License Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

New Calendar Aims to Streamline R.I.’s Domestic Violence Cases

RI Teen Charged With Cyber-Stalking Under New Domestic Violence Law

14 Rhode Islanders Arrested in Child Pornography Investigation

Patient Advocates Call for Governor to License Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Stolen Strip Club Earnings Returned to RI Woman

Imposing the Colin B. Foote Act

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