Legal Opinion

State v. Sharrow

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 7, 2008No. 2006-056PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

¶ 1. Defendant Thomas S. Sharrow appeals from a conviction for attempted second degree murder following a jury trial in Chittenden District Court. Defendant argues that he was deprived of his right to an impartial jury when the trial court refused to excuse a police officer from the jury for cause. Defendant also argues that the court made a series of erroneous evidentiary rulings. Finally, defendant argues that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a pending criminal charge without a grant of immunity. We conclude that neither the trial court’s refusal to excuse the police officer…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Rosales-Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. United States v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  4. Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. United States v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. HerrickSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  2. Turner v. Roman Catholic DioceseSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  3. State v. Jonathan BrunoSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
  4. State v. McCarthySupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
  5. State v. LerouxSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008

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