Legal Opinion

State v. Hurley

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided June 24, 1988No. 86-127PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.

(Ret.), Specially Assigned. Defendant, after trial by jury, was convicted of sexual assault on a minor in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(3). He first moved below for a new trial, and when that was denied, appealed here. We reverse.

On April 9, 1984, defendant was charged with committing sexual acts on a minor during the period from September, 1982 to July, 1983. Defendant requested more precise specification of the alleged criminal acts. After some delay, on October 15, 1984 and before trial, the State was permitted, over defendant’s objection, to dismiss that charge. On November 27, 1984, the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Commonwealth v. KingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. State v. CatsamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
  5. Elliott v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. ParkhurstSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. In re CarterSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  3. State v. StanislawSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  4. Gezzi v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  5. State v. WinterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994

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