Legal Opinion
State v. Doleszny
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 28, 1986No. 83-632PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant was convicted of sexual assault on a person under the age of 16, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(3). He appeals on several grounds, one of which is that the trial court improperly refused to remove a prospective juror for cause. We agree and reverse.
During voir dire, the judge asked the prospective juror if he could be impartial regarding the testimony of a State’s witness, a doctor who had examined the victim after the alleged assault. The prospective juror responded:
I certainly could try to be impartial but I’m not saying that I could. It might be that because of my prior…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. HohmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- Lattrell v. SwainSupreme Court of Vermont · 1968
- People v. MeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- State v. HoldenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1978
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. GregaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
- Jones v. SheaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- State v. LambertSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- State v. Jonathan BrunoSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
- In Re NashSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
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