Legal Opinion
State v. Vargas
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 20, 2009No. 07-228PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. Guillermo Vargas challenges his conviction for lewd and lascivious conduct. Defendant claims his conviction must be reversed because he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial and because the weight of the evidence does not support the conviction. We affirm.
¶ 2. On July 17, 2006, defendant was arraigned on one count of lewd and lascivious conduct in violation of 13 V.S.A § 2601. The court set bail at $5,000.00, and defendant was taken into custody that same day for failing to post bail. On July 26, defense counsel sent a letter to the district court manager notifying her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Vermont v. BrillonSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. BrillonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
- State v. UnwinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
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