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City of Providence v. Blake Barrie, C.A. No. M14-0010 (June 30, 2015)

The Defendant appealed from his guilty plea to the charged violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-14-2 (prima facie limits). The Panel held that the Defendant improperly appealed because a guilty plea signified a waiver of the right to appeal the violation. The Panel explained that the Defendant could have filed a motion to vacate his guilty plea before the sentence was levied, or, failing that, could have filed a motion for relief from judgment with the trial court. Accordingly, the Panel determined that the Defendant’s appeal of the guilty plea was improper.

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