Legal Opinion
State v. O'CONNELL
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 24, 1987No. 84-409PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
Defendant was convicted after a court trial of recklessly causing bodily injury in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1023(a)(1). We affirm.
The trial court found that defendant pushed a woman to the ground as she was walking on Pearl Street in Burlington with a friend. Complainant testified that she saw defendant approaching and moved over to allow him to pass, but that he pushed her to the ground “with enough force as to say that his body or elbow was forcedly thrown forward.” As a result of the contact she experienced pain in her face, left eye, and neck. In response to defendant’s contention that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. HoadleySupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- State v. WorreySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- State v. JaramilloSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- State v. McBurneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- State v. SturgeonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. BrooksSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
- State v. BolioSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- State v. AmsdenSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- In Re HansonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
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