Legal Opinion
State v. Ovitt
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 4, 1967No. 491PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShangraw, J.
On May 20, 1964 trial was commenced in the Essex County Court on an information issued by the Deputy Attorney General of the State of Vermont. Count 1 charged the respondent with the crime of rape and Count 2 charged the respondent with assault with the intent to commit rape. On May 26, 1964 the jury rendered a verdict of guilty on each count.
Following a pre-sentence investigation, the respondent was returned to court on July 14, 1964. At that time a motion by the State to set aside the verdict on Count 2 was granted. The respondent was then sentenced to a term of not less than five years nor…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Panko v. Flintkote Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
- Jones v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1882
- Kealoha v. TanakaHawaii Supreme Court · 1962
- State v. BarrSupreme Court of Vermont · 1966
- State v. FairbanksSupreme Court of Vermont · 1928
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. HallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- State Ex Rel. Simos v. BurkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. LaphamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MedinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Woodmansee v. StonemanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1975
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