Legal Opinion
State v. Mecier
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 12, 1984No. 82-099PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Bernard 0. Mecier was convicted of first-degree murder on January 14, 1982. A jury empaneled in Bennington Superior Court found him guilty of the “wilful, deliberate and premeditated killing” of Richard Serafín, also known as Reginald Regimbald, on October 17, 1975. 13 V.S.A. § 2301. His appeal from the judgment of the superior court is automatic under V.R.A.P. 3.
The ambitious briefs of counsel for both the State and defendant present a total of thirteen issues for our review. Included are numerous evidentiary issues, challenges to the jury instructions given by the court and arguments…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hardy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Henry SelvaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by33 opinions
- State v. BubarSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
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- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- State v. RecorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- State v. HuntSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
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