Legal Opinion
State v. Schmitt
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 21, 1988No. 86-326PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
(Ret.) Specially Assigned. Defendant was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. In this appeal, he claims that the State violated several of his constitutional rights, under both the federal and Vermont constitutions, and he objects to the trial court’s jury instruction on the meaning of driving under the influence. We affirm.
The facts are not in dispute and may be stated briefly. On April 1, 1986, a Morristown police officer on patrol duty received a complaint of an erratic driver headed north on Route 100 towards Morrisville. The tip described the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. JewettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- State v. WillisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. CaronSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- State v. ZumboSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- State v. WelchSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- United States v. James Edwin WallingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- State v. JudkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
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