State v. St. Amour

The defendant is appealing his conviction for vandalism, contending that the trial court’s charge unfairly benefited the State. The language in question dealt with the State’s relationship to the witnesses it introduced. The defendant claims that the charge given misstates the law, and that, even in particulars where it does not, it prejudicially favors the prosecution.

The evidence dealt with damage done to the automobile owned by the principal of Burlington High School while it was parked in the school lot on a school day in May. Taking it in the light most favorable to the party prevailing…