Legal Opinion

State v. Lockwood

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 30, 1993No. 90-067PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Allen, C J.

Defendant, a mildly retarded adult, appeals from an order of the district court revoking his probation. He claims that (1) his probation warrant should be declared void because he lacked the capacity to sign it, or that it not be enforced because of the doctrine of impossibility, (2) the court erred by revoking probation without holding an additional competency hearing and without notifying defendant’s protective services guardian, (3) warrantless searches of his living quarters and person by probation officers violated his constitutional privacy rights, and (4) a probation…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Griffin v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. United States v. James William GiannettaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. State v. SandersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. State v. ClearySupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
  3. State v. BacaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. State v. Billy Joe PutnamSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  5. Stevens v. StearnsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003

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