Legal Opinion
State v. Boise
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 7, 1985No. 83-475PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.
Upon appeal from a conviction of driving while intoxicated, 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2), defendant contends that the court’s instructions to the jury removed from its consideration an essential element of the crime, and unfairly singled out the defendant’s testimony for comment as to its credibility. The defendant’s conviction is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.
The testimony at trial indicated that the state police stopped the defendant after observing him drive erratically on Route 7 and Creek Road in Middlebury. The defendant was taken to the state police barracks where a breath…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Luis Albert Alicea v. John R. Gagnon, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- In Re MecierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
- State v. DurlingSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- State v. DusablonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. LaroseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- State v. LambertSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- State v. JackowskiSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
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