Legal Opinion

State v. Taylor

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 8, 1985No. 162-81PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

■ Underwood, J.

Defendant appeals his conviction, after a trial by jury, of taking a wild deer during closed season, a violation of 10 V.S.A. § 4745. Specifically, the defendant claims that the actions of the game wardens violated his rights under the federal and Vermont constitutions, and that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal. We disagree and affirm.

A brief review of the facts indicates that the defendant was a passenger in an automobile that was subjected to a stop by two deputy game wardens. The game wardens had been investigating reports of nighttime…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. State v. DerouchieSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
  4. State v. NealeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  5. Buttura v. ButturaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. JewettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  2. Stone v. Irasburg, Town ofSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014
  3. State v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
  4. In re B.R.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2014
  5. State v. MaguireSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985

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