Legal Opinion

In Re Miller

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided April 3, 2009No. 2007-254PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.

¶ 1. Petitioner appeals from the superior court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. He argues that his petition should have been granted because: (1) he did not knowingly and voluntarily plead guilty to four “failure to appear” violations under 13 V.S.A. § 7559(d); and (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse.

¶ 2. The record indicates the following. In May 2004, petitioner was arrested for driving under the influence, sixth offense (DUI-6); driving with a suspended license, second offense (DLS-2); and providing false information to a police officer. At…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. Michael J. PeterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  3. United States v. Marlon GarthCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  4. Caledonian-Record Publishing Co. v. WaltonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  5. State v. YatesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  5. In re Wight ManningSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016

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