The Smoke Shop Raid and Trial
At a glance: The seven defendants
Extra: The charges, and the verdicts
Your turn: React to the verdict
Video of the raid
Rhode Island State Police filming of the raid (1:43 mins.)
Raid video: From the Narragansetts' smoke-shop surveillance camera (38 mins.)
From wpri.com: Raw video of the smoke-shop raid (35 secs.)
State police video of the raid
Galleries
Documents: A look back
6.01.1978
The Narragansett Indian Land-Claim Settlement with the state of Rhode Island
7.12.2003
The state's search warrant
7.15.2003
Rhode
Island State Police's press release on raid and arrests
7.15.2003
Rhode
Island State Police's press release on raid and arrests
7.15.2003
Attorney general's complaint in Superior Court, Washington County
7.15.2003
Tribe's complaint in U.S. District Court
8.1.2003
12-page
summary of the internal state police report on the smokeshop raid
Report cover letter to Governor Carcieri from state police Col. Steven Pare
Appendix A: R. I. state tax laws pertaining to retail sales and cigarette taxes
Appendix C: Warrant service risk assessment survey
Appendix D: R.I. State Police guidelines for executiion of court-authorized search warrants
Appendix F: R.I. State Police procedures for Quick Response Team, riot control/civil disturbance
Appendix G: List of State Police officers assigned to execution of search warrant
Appendix H: R.I. State Police guidelines for use of force
Appendix I: R.I. State Police guidelines for canine (use in field operations) policy
Appendix K: R.I. State Police incident report listing items seized in raid
8.20.2003
ACLU
brief in support of Narragansetts' suit
12.29.2003
Carcieri's
statement on Judge Smith's ruling
12.29.2003
U.S.
District Court Judge William E. Smith's ruling on tribal, state complaints
