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August 2, 2007

Judge: Trial can probe whether Carcieri ordered raid

PROVIDENCE -- A judge ruled today that the issue of whether Governor Carcieri ordered the raid on the Narragansett Indian smoke shop in 2003 will be allowed at the upcoming trial.

This afternoon, lawyers are slated to argue in Providence County Superior Court for and against the subpoena to have Carcieri testify at the trial. The governor received the subpoena on Tuesday afternoon.

On Tuesday, the former superintendent of the state police testified that the governor did not order him to withdraw troopers if they met resistance when they raided the smoke shop on tribal land in Charlestown in July 2003. The testimony contradicted statements the governor made in days following the raid. Carcieri repeatedly said he told the state police to retreat if they encountered opposition.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 1:02 PM | Permalink

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