Legal Opinion

State v. Putnam

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided January 12, 1996No. 95-344PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.

Defendant, who has been charged with two counts of sexual assault, moved to disqualify Judge Theresa DiMauro, the presiding judge in the Windham District Court. Pursuant to V.R.Cr.E 50(d)(3), Judge DiMauro referred the disqualification motion to the administrative judge for the trial courts, who denied the motion. We granted an interlocutory appeal. We affirm.

The disqualification motion is before us on a sparse factual record. State police officers stationed in the Rockingham barracks conducted the investigation of the sexual assaults allegedly committed by defendant. The officer who led the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  3. Pamela Lea Maier v. Verne Orr, Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  4. Ball v. Melsur Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  5. In Re Alan Bernard Linda Bernard, Debtors. Alan Bernard Linda Bernard v. Jeffrey C. Coyne, Chapter 7 Trustee Clement Sheaffer Mary SheafferCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  5. In Re HunterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997

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