Supreme Court of Rhode Island November 20, 1981, No. 81-268-M.P. (Advisory Opinion to the Governor)

To His Excellency J. Joseph Garrahy

Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

We have received from Your Excellency, pursuant to section 2 of article XII of the amendments to the State Constitution, a request for our advice on the constitutionality of P.L.1981, ch. 104, “An Act Relating To Criminal Procedure,” which is to become effective on January 1, 1982.