Appellate Procedure

Defendant appealed a decision from the Trial Judge accepting Defendant’s plea to the charged violation of R.I. Gen. Laws 1956 § 31-16-5 (turn signal required). Defendant argues that the Trial Judge should not have accepted his guilty plea because he was entitled to relief under the “Good Driving Record” exemption under § 31-41.1-7. The Appeals Panel held, however, that because Defendant had not mentioned his intent to seek a dismissal based on his good driving record at trial, he had waived that issue and the Panel was unable to review his argument on appeal. Accordingly, the Appeals Panel denied Defendant’s appeal.

City of Providence v. Jose Rodriguez, No. T17-0003 (January 25, 2018).pdf