Legal Opinion
State v. Goyette
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 31, 1991No. 89-440PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
Defendant appeals from a jury verdict convicting him of possession of cocaine. We affirm.
On September 11, 1987, a confidential informant told Vermont state police that someone from another state 1 would be transporting cocaine into Vermont, would be staying at the home of Robert Stillwell, and would be taking part in a substantial drug deal the following day. Acting upon this information, a state police officer went to the Stillwell residence, where he observed two out-of-state cars, one registered to Mr. Stillwell’s wife and the other registered to defendant.
The next morning, the informant…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re DunbarSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
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- State v. ArringtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
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