Legal Opinion
State v. Unwin
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 5, 1980No. 344-79PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBillings, J.
At about 2 A.M. on January 25, 1979, three college students, including Steven Renehan and Paul Harrison, left a bar in Burlington. During the next hour or hour and a half, there were three confrontations between this group and another group of three men, which included the defendant. The two groups had not met before.
The first confrontation began when the three students accused the other three men of throwing a bottle at them. There was some shoving, but this confrontation quickly stopped when a policeman happened by. Both groups said there was no trouble, and they separated.
The second…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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