Legal Opinion
State v. William Schenk
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 4, 2018No. 2016-166PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
*822¶ 1. Defendant William Schenk was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated. Defendant appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to dismiss the two disorderly conduct charges and the associated sentence enhancement. We hold that the State failed to establish a prima facie case because defendant's conduct conveyed…
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