{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-16","heading":"Defendant’s right of discovery.","body":"In any criminal proceeding where the prosecution is in possession of tangible evidence which may be used at trial of any defendant, the defendant shall have the right upon demand given in writing to the prosecuting authorities to inspect, examine, and/or copy the evidence at a time and place to be fixed by a justice of a court of proper jurisdiction.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 17 Trial"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-17/12-17-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:26Z","sha256":"d0dbd41418fb8f9fc3411d5a2bff8ed9efdc531d3e6941dbfbfa74f44fe1e360","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}