Rhode Island General Laws 3-12-11. Sentence of forfeiture – Appeal
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If the cause of forfeiture is proved, the court before which the complaint or information shall be tried shall enter sentence of forfeiture to the state against those beverages and the casks or other vessels containing them; and any person aggrieved by the sentence may appeal the sentence to the superior court according to the provisions relating to criminal appeals from district courts.
History of Section.
P.L. 1933, ch. 2013, § 59; G.L. 1938, ch. 172, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 3-12-11.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 3-12-11
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6