State v. Olds

After trial by jury the defendant was found guilty of receiving stolen property in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2561. On appeal three issues are briefed. The first is a claim of error in the denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal, based on the insufficiency of the evidence to establish the defendant’s guilt. The second relates to allowing testimony from a witness without adequate notice to the defendant that the witness was to be called. The third is a claim that the defendant was prejudiced because he was not permitted to copy the deposition of a witness before the trial.

The factual…