Defendant filed motions to suppress evidence obtained by city police detectives after they arrested him while they were outside their jurisdiction. The Superior Court granted most of the motions. The state appealed.
The Supreme Court of Rhode Island held that:
- The extrajurisdictional arrest was unauthorized and in excess of detectives’ authority;
- Fourth Amendment did not require exclusion of evidence obtained by detectives after the arrest; and
- Statutory exclusionary rule did not require exclusion of evidence obtained by detectives after the arrest.