Legal Opinion
In Re Nash
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 21, 1991No. 88-484PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
The State of Vermont appeals from a post-conviction relief order vacating petitioner’s conviction for attempted sexual assault and granting a new trial, based on the bias of a juror. We reverse.
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Following his conviction on October 15, 1982, petitioner moved for post-conviction relief, contending that a juror at his trial “did withhold information [during the voir dire proceedings], and the information withheld was ‘capable of producing prejudice.’ ” At the voir dire the juror in question, Pamela Corcoran, testified in open court that her knowledge about the crime was limited: “All I heard,…
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