State v. Thompson

Defendant pled nolo contendere to two counts of sexual assault, 13 V.S.A. §§ 3252(a)(1)(A), 3253(a)(7) (aggravated), reserving the right to appeal the court’s denial of his motion to determine his competency to stand trial. V.R.Cr.E 11(a)(2) (conditional plea). He also claims on appeal, for the first time in these proceedings, that his pleas were accepted in violation of V.R.Cr.E 11(c)(1) and (2) because he was not informed of, nor did the court determine whether he understood, the nature of the crimes charged and their penalties. We do not reach the merits of defendant’s unpreserved claim of…