Rhode Island § 12-22-6 - Appeals in Criminal Cases
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§ 12-22-6. Appeals in Criminal Cases
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-22-6
§ 12-22-6. Forwarding and notice of recognizance to courts — Transmission of papers to superior court.
The person taking a recognizance shall immediately send it to the superior court, and if the recognizance is taken before some person other than a justice or clerk of the court appealed from, notice of the taking of the recognizance shall be certified under the hand of the person to the clerk or a justice of the court appealed from. On notice of a claim of appeal or of the taking of a recognizance, the clerk of the court appealed from shall immediately certify and transmit all the papers in the case to the clerk of the superior court, who shall receipt for the papers.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 466; G.L. 1909, ch. 296, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 346, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch.
630, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 12-22-6; P.L. 1969, ch. 239, § 29.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Rhode Island General Laws § 12-22-6 cover?
Section 12-22-6 ("Appeals in Criminal Cases") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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