State v. Richardson

Defendant appeals his conviction for first-degree murder, asserting (1) that the trial court should not have allowed a rifle into evidence because it was seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Chapter I, Article 11 of the Vermont Constitution, and (2) it was plain error for the trial court to permit expert testimony on the manner of the victim’s death. We affirm.

Driving alone with a suspended license and after he had been drinking, defendant pulled into a driveway late at night. A police officer, who had noticed that one of defendant’s headlights was…