Legal Opinion
State v. Brean
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 4, 1978No. 197-76PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
Defendant-appellant was convicted, upon an information amended during trial, of violating 23 V.S.A. § 1201 (a) (2), operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Defendant appeals that conviction, claiming: (1) that the trial court erred in permitting the State, after the close of the State’s case, to amend the information; and (2) that 23 V.S.A. § 1205(a), which makes a defendant’s refusal to submit to a chemical test admissible in evidence in a criminal proceeding, violates his privilege against self-incrimination.
The information brought against defendant initially…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. WelchSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
- State v. ChristmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
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3Cited by50 opinions
- South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. BadgerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
- Commonwealth v. BrennanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- State v. BrunelleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
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