Within twenty (20) days of the imposition of a sentence which is outside the presumptive sentencing range for the offense, the attorney general, if the court imposes a less severe sentence, or the defendant, if the court imposes a more severe sentence, may appeal the sentence to the supreme court in accordance with procedures to be established by the supreme court.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19.3-4
Review of sentence
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case McCullough v. State (2009)
Most recently applied in McCullough v. State (February 2009)
P.L. 1992, ch. 412, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.