Legal Opinion
State v. Phillips
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 1, 1981No. 5-80PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLarrow, J.
The defendant was charged and convicted of aiding in the concealment of stolen property in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2561. The appeal from this conviction presents one central issue, whether the district court erred in refusing to suppress a confession and certain physical evidence as products of an unlawful search and seizure. The nature of the issues involved requires an extended factual recitation.
On March 28, 1979, the defendant and a companion were observed in the record department of a store in Berlin, Vermont. One of the security officers at the store believed the women were acting…
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3Cited by44 opinions
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