Supreme Court of Rhode Island January 22, 1996, No. 95-68 C.A. (State v. Menard)

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Chief Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal by the defendant, Leroy J. Menard (Menard), from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury trial in the Superior Court for the county of Newport on one count of robbery in the first degree in violation of G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 11-39-1, as amended by P.L. 1991, ch. 201, § 1.