Legal Opinion
State v. Savo
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 6, 1982No. 220-81PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
The defendant appeals for the third time from his 1976 conviction of armed robbery under 13 V.S.A. § 608 (b) for which he is presently serving a sentence of ten to fifteen years imprisonment.
The first appeal in this case'was heard by the Court in April, 1978, and was dismissed under V.R.A.P. 4, as untimely filed. State v. Savo, 136 Vt. 330, 388 A.2d 391 (1978). The defendant then sought post-conviction relief pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7131, on a claim that counsel’s failure to file a timely notice of appeal violated his constitutional right to effective counsel.
The trial court agreed with the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Charles M. Luck v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Vermont · 1969
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- State v. AyersSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- State v. WestSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
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