Legal Opinion

State v. Whitney

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 1, 1991No. 89-560PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.

Defendant appeals the sentence imposed on his conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. We affirm.

At sentencing the court granted defendant’s motion to strike a 1974 DUI conviction, but refused to strike a 1985 DUI conviction. Defendant claimed that the 1985 conviction, based on a guilty plea entered while defendant was represented by counsel, was invalid under V.R.Cr.P. 11(f). Defendant argued that the court in that proceeding had not shown that it was satisfied that there was a “factual basis for the plea,” as required by the Rule, and had not shown that the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. Winston Eugene DaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. James Edward Kennedy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. DelisleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  2. State v. YatesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  3. In re StocksSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014
  4. In re Anthony BridgerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2017
  5. In re Kenneth Barber, Jr., Theodore C. Smith, Jr., Danielle M. Rousseau, John BurkeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018

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