State v. Shippee

¶ 1. Defendant Vernon T. Shippee appeals his conviction after a jury found him guilty of lewd and lascivious conduct in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2601. He argues on appeal that: (1) he was subjected to arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement because he was charged under 13 V.S.A §2601, a felony, rather than under 13 V.S.A. § 2632, a misdemeanor; (2) the trial court erred by admitting, as signature evidence, a videotape and testimony regarding defendant’s prior conduct at another store; (3) it was plain error for the court to admit a police officer’s testimony because it impermissibly…