State v. Nelson Bido

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed Nelson Bido’s convictions for aiding and abetting murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. It held that Bido failed to preserve a speedy-trial claim, and that the trial justice acted within his discretion in denying continuances to obtain new counsel and investigate late-disclosed information. The court also upheld admission of Bido’s statement because the historical findings were not clearly erroneous and the statement was voluntary under the totality of the circumstances.