Legal Opinion

State v. Stevens

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 7, 2003No. 01-465PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Defendant Norman Stevens appeals from his conviction by jury of attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping, burglary, two counts of aggravated assault, and violar tion of an abuse prevention order. Defendant argues that (1) the trial court’s burglary instruction constituted plain error because it permitted the jury to find defendant guilty of burglary based on elements not charged in the information; (2) his convictions for attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping, and one of the counts of aggravated assault violated the Double Jeopardy Clause; and (3) the imposition of a sentence of…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. GibneySupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
  2. State v. Jason RobertsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2024
  3. In re StevensSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014
  4. corriveau v. windhamVermont Superior Court · 2024

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