Legal Opinion
State v. Wetherby
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 2, 1982No. 321-81PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
Defendant was charged with operating a motor vehicle on a public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a) (2). He was convicted after a trial by jury, and now appeals to this Court. We affirm.
The sole issue presented for our review is whether it was reversible error for the trial court to admit testimony by a state trooper regarding conversations which contradicted the only defense witness on a collateral issue. We hold that even if the testimony was hearsay, its admission was harmless error.
On July 14, 1980, defendant was driving on a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. HohmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- State v. RebideauSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- State v. SlocumSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. WillisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- State v. WestSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- State v. HallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- State v. LupienSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
- State v. JarvisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
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