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May 13, 2008

Supreme Court hits the road to hear 'gap kids' case

The state Supreme Court is riding the circuit today, all the way to Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick.

The high court is set to hear arguments this morning in cases involving the so-called gap kids who were charged as adults during the 130 days that Rhode Island prosecuted 17-year-olds as adults.

In February a Superior Court judge dismissed felony charges against more than 100 teenagers who had been charged, holding three in abeyance –– including that of the most well-known gap kid, Ryan Greenberg –– pending Family Court hearings on whether they can be tried as adults

The state appealed the Superior Court decision, and Supreme Court will hear arguments today, but instead of hearing the case in Providence, the jurists are hitting the road, with deliberations open to the public.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 9:31 AM | Permalink

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