Rhode Island § 12-12-1.1 § 12-12-1.1. Capital or life offenses.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-12-1.1 — § 12-12-1.1. Capital or life offenses.

Rhode Island § 12-12-1.1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-12Indictments, Informations and Complaints

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-12-1.1 (2026).

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§ 12-12-1.1. Capital or life offenses.
An offense which may be punished by death shall be prosecuted by indictment. An offense
            which may be punished by a term of life imprisonment shall be prosecuted by indictment
            unless the defendant, with the consent of the attorney general and leave of the court,
            waives indictment, in which event it may be prosecuted by information.
         

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§ 12-12-1.1. Capital or life offenses.

An offense which may be punished by death shall be prosecuted by indictment. An offense which may be punished by a term of life imprisonment shall be prosecuted by indictment unless the defendant, with the consent of the attorney general and leave of the court, waives indictment, in which event it may be prosecuted by information.