State v. Parker

The sole issue on appeal is whether defendant’s conviction for second-degree arson violated the Vermont Constitution’s Separation of Powers clause.1 Defendant claims that his constitutional rights were violated by the judge’s contributions in drafting the information. We disagree and affirm the conviction.

*379Defendant was initially charged that he

wilfully and maliciously set fire to, and caused to be burned, a structure belonging to the Mt. Anthony School District, housing the Mt. Anthony Boys and Girls Program on Congress Street [in Bennington], in violation of 13 V.S.A. Sec. 503.

Another count…