Legal Opinion

State v. Lambert

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 28, 2003No. 01-390PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.

¶ 1. Defendant Felicia Lambert appeals from a judgment of conviction, based on a jury verdict, of domestic assault and cruelty to a child under the age of ten. She contends the trial court erroneously: (1) denied her right to afair and impartial jury by improperly dismissing one of the jurors after impanelment; (2) failed to instruct the jury on all of the elements of the crime of cruelty to a child; and (3) imposed a sentence with no minimum term. We affirm the judgment of conviction, reverse the sentence for cruelty to a child, and remand for resentencing.

¶ 2. Defendant was charged with one…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. State v. RoySupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
  2. State v. PelicanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  3. Ball v. Melsur Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  4. State v. KinneySupreme Court of Vermont · 2000
  5. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995

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3Cited by22 opinions

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