State v. Hanson

The hapless defendant and a companion, came to rest in a Walden snowbank in the early morning hours of March 13, 1980, after a journey which began in Rutland the night before and took them .between .times to Burlington, Wátérbury, Stówe and Montpelier in a succession of vehicles driven at speeds of up to 110 miles per hour. The defendant was subsequently charged with grand larceny of the car he was apprehended in, and with breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit larceny. After trial by jury he was convicted of both crimes and now appeals that conviction on two grounds:…