Legal Opinion
State v. Foley
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 2, 1982No. 148-81PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The defendant John Foley was charged with two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses in violation of 18 V.S.A. § 2002. The gist of the charges was that the defendant had twice issued bad checks. The defendant moved to dismiss on the ground that the bad check statute, 13 V.S.A. § 2022, had impliedly repealed the false pretenses statute for cases involving a theft by check. The Chittenden District Court denied the motion, and certified the following question for an interlocutory appeal under V.R.A.P. 5(b): “Did the Vermont Legislature repeal by implication the false token statute, 13…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Troy Conference Academy v. Town of PoultneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1949
- State v. RoderickIdaho Supreme Court · 1962
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- State v. CulverArizona Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
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