Legal Opinion

State v. Percy

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided October 5, 1990No. 88-438PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.

Defendant appeals his conviction, after a retrial by jury, of sexual assault in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252. We affirm.

Defendant raises five claims on appeal: (1) that the trial court’s instruction that the jury had a “duty to reconcile conflicting testimonies” violated defendant’s right to due process of law; (2) that the court erred in refusing to suppress a photograph of defendant obtained through a nontestimonial identification order; (3) that the court erred in excluding defendant’s expert evidence on the reliability of eyewitness identification; (4) that he was denied a fair trial by…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

34 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WalkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  3. State v. StreichSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  4. State v. YohSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
  5. McMullen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

29 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API