State v. Roy

Defendant appeals his conviction of simple assault on a police officer, 13 V.S.A. §§ 1023(a) and 1028, attempting to elude a police officer, 23 V.S.A. § 1133, and reckless operation of an automobile, 23 V.S.A. § 1091. Defendant urges numerous grounds for reversal: (1) that the jury charge was in error because it failed to state that knowledge that the victim was a police officer is an element of the crime of simple assault on a law enforcement officer; (2) that the jury charge was in error because it failed to state that scienter is an element of the crime of eluding a police officer; (3)…