Supreme Court of Rhode Island August 9, 1972, 852-Ex, &c (State v. Jardine)

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Kelleher, J.

On May 31, 1968, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Michael Lembo was notified by the Providence Police Department of the discovery of a break at -his tailor shop. Some four hours later, a squad of detectives acting on a tip went to Whelan Road, one of the streets located in the Hartford Park Housing Project. One group of detectives, under the command of Lieutenant William J.