State v. Liana M. Roy

¶ 1. In this amended opinion, we consider whether the State had a statutory right to appeal from the trial court's post-guilty-verdict judgment of acquittal, and, if not, whether this Court should use its authority pursuant to Vermont Rule of Appellate Procedure 21 to grant the State the extraordinary remedy of reversing the trial court's ruling and reinstating the guilty verdict. We conclude that the State did not have a statutory right to appeal in this case, and decline to exercise our authority to grant extraordinary relief. We withdraw our opinion of July 6, 2018, and replace it with…