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August 16, 2007

Governor appeals ruling he must testify about raid

Governor Carcieri this afternoon filed an appeal of a judge's ruling that he must testify at the trial of seven Narragansett Indian tribal members who were arrested during a state police raid on a tribal smoke shop in 2003.

The appeal, which had been anticipated, was filed at about 3 p.m. with the state Supreme Court.

Earlier this month, Judge Susan E. McGuirl ruled in Providence County Superior Court Friday that the defendants’ rights to put on a defense and cross-examine witnesses outweighed the governor’s claim of executive privilege.

Extra: More about the raid and its aftermath ...

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:58 PM | Permalink

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