{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-5","heading":"Continuance of trial to conclusion after opening to jury.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8-7-2, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law previously enacted, whenever a criminal trial shall have been opened to a jury the trial shall continue to its conclusion.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 17 Trial"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-17/12-17-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:26Z","sha256":"a9013643c2d16fec9a9562126470a84d78d0295567233d6c062bb5c194b671f4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}