Legal Opinion
State v. Newell
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 5, 1967No. 385PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, C.J.
On July 19, 1961, the petitioner was convicted in the Chittenden Municipal Court after pleading guilty to two separate offenses of assault with intent to commit rape. The offenses concerned different victims. Before sentence was passed, the court adjudged the petitioner a psychopathic personality, dangerous to be at large in the community. The petitioner was ordered committed for detention and treatment as a sexual psychopath, as provided in 18 V.S.A. §§2811-2816.
The commissioner of institutions, acting in his capacity as commissioner of mental health, designated the state prison as the place…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State v. LaborSupreme Court of Vermont · 1970
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