Legal Opinion

State v. Dunkerley

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided October 5, 1976No. 162-76PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.

In the context of a first-degree murder charge, this Court has been asked to deny participation in that trial by the Assistant Judges of the County. A motion to that end was denied below, and the issue certified here as an interlocutory appeal under V.R.A.P. 5(b). Proceedings below were not stayed pending this appeal.

The State moved to dismiss in this Court. The motion raised several issues: that the question was not now ripe for review; that this appeal will not materially advance the termination of the litigation; or that it cannot be factually established at this point in the proceedings…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. North v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Gordon v. Justice CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Cady v. LangSupreme Court of Vermont · 1921

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. WillisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  2. State v. HamlinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. DessusSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. State v. MessierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  5. State Ex Rel. Collins v. BedellWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995

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