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February 6, 2008

'Gap kids' ruling to stay on hold during appeal

PROVIDENCE -- A ruling to dismiss charges against 17-year-olds charged as adults under a short-lived state law has been put on hold while it's appealed to the state Supreme Court.

Superior Court Judge Daniel Procaccini made the ruling yesterday, but said it would not go into effect while prosecutors decided whether to appeal. They appealed to the high court later that day.

Public Defender John Hardiman argued in court today that the ruling should go into effect immediately because he fears 17-year-olds could be punished in the interim for cases that could be dismissed.

But Superior Court Judge Daniel Procaccini says the ruling is automatically put on hold since it's been appealed.

Hardiman says he hasn't yet decided how to proceed.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Jack Perry  at 11:11 AM | Permalink

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