Rhode Island General Laws 9-12-11. Transmission of papers to superior court – Assignment for trial
If an appeal is claimed, the case and the papers shall, on the next court day of the district court, be certified and forthwith transmitted to the superior court for the county wherein the division is situated, and the case shall be in order for assignment for trial in accordance with applicable procedural rules after ten (10) days from the certification, but if the case is for tenement let, or held at will or by sufferance, and including leases of land, it shall at once be certified to the superior court, and shall be in order for assignment forthwith, and shall take precedence of other matters on the calendar.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 273; G.L. 1909, ch. 286, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 336, § 8; P.L. 1929, ch. 1331, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 525, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 9-12-11; P.L. 1965, ch. 55, § 24; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 9; P.L. 1986, ch. 157, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-12-11
- 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.