Legal Opinion

State v. Hunt

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided October 21, 1988No. 85-235PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.

Defendant Gordon Hunt was charged with first degree murder in Barre City on April 19, 1982. He was subsequently convicted of the charge following a jury trial in Lamoille Superior Court. He appeals his conviction to this Court. We affirm.

In the late afternoon of the day of the murder, Peter Sophos was found shot to death in his first-floor apartment in Barre. The police were called at approximately 4:30 p.m., and various policemen, investigators and personnel from the state’s attorney’s office began interviewing people at the scene in order to identify them and determine what happened.

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2Cases cited58 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Ball v. Melsur Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  2. State v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  3. State v. CarterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1996
  4. State v. LongleySupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
  5. State v. LongleySupreme Court of Vermont · 2007

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