Legal Opinion

In Re Cardinal

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 1, 1994No. 93-292PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Allen, C J.

The State appeals the grant of post-conviction relief to petitioner Anthony Cardinal, which the superior court granted on the ground that petitioner’s lack of meaningful participation in the individual voir dire process during jury selection denied him a fair trial. We reverse.

Petitioner was charged with sexually assaulting his 17-year-old daughter. His first trial resulted in a mistrial because the jury was unable to reach a verdict; petitioner was retried and convicted on the same charges, and the conviction was affirmed. See State v. Cardinal, 155 Vt. 411, 584 A.2d 1152 (1990).…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. GagnonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. People v. AntommarchiNew York Court of Appeals · 1992

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Anthony Cardinal v. John Gorczyk and Jeffrey AmestoyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  2. State v. KoveosSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  3. State v. LovelandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
  4. State v. FreemanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  5. Pinkney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998

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