State v. Vaillancourt

The only issue presented in this case is whether the Trial Court (Wyman, J.) erred in ruling that the indictment against the defendant was sufficient on its face. We hold that the court’s ruling was erroneous, and we reverse.

The factual backdrop of the case involves an attempted burglary on the morning of December 8, 1980, at the O’Connor residence in Manchester. On that day, a neighbor observed two young men, allegedly the defendant, David W. Vaillancourt, and one Richard Burhoe, standing together on the O’Connors’ front porch. The men were ringing the doorbell and conversing with one…