Legal Opinion
State v. Blair
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 6, 1953No. 1260PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
This case is here on exceptions of the respondent following his trial by jury in the Windsor county court where he was convicted of murder in the first degree. The victim was Elizabeth Weatherup. She, with her husband, lived outside the village of Springfield, Vt. Their house was about 350 feet from the main highway leading from Springfield to Charleston, N. H. A neighbor, Raymond Lamire, lived between the Weatherup home and the main highway.
The respondent and one Raymond Demag were prisoners in the state’s prison at Windsor. On the morning of July 30th, 1952, they escaped from the prison by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Russell v. PilgerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1944
- State v. TeitleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1952
- King v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. BadgerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- State v. GoyetSupreme Court of Vermont · 1957
- Forcier v. Grand Union Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1970
- State v. BerardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
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