Legal Opinion

State v. Prior

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 5, 2007No. 05-466PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Defendant Glenn Prior appeals from his convictions, after a jury trial, of attempted felony violation of a relief from abuse order, felony violation of a relief from abuse order, and two violations of conditions of release. He argues that: (1) the district court committed plain error by failing to guarantee jury unanimity on the question of whether he followed or stalked the victim on the day in question; and (2) two of his convictions punish the same behavior and thereby violate his right to be free from double jeopardy for the same offense. We affirm.

¶ 2. The record indicates the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. Kerri NicholasSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
  2. Barney v. StateVermont Superior Court · 2019
  3. Commonwealth v. Niels N.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
  4. Hawkins Bay Lane Minor SD - Decision on the MeritsVermont Superior Court · 2018
  5. State v. Kerri NicholasSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016

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