Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided January 12, 1996No. 94-412PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
Defendant Bernard Carter appeals his conviction by jury of aggravated sexual assault, in violation of 13 V.S.A § 3253(a), raising three claims of error: (1) the trial court impermissibly excluded evidence that substantiated and explained his reasoning for leaving Vermont after he was charged with the crime; (2) the court erroneously allowed one of the State’s witnesses to corroborate the victim’s account of events through prior consistent statements; and (3) his Fifth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution were violated when the trial court allowed a state police officer to…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by44 opinions
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