Legal Opinion
State v. Burnham
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 14, 1984No. 83-185PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUnderwood, J.
Defendant appeals from an order of the District Court of Vermont denying his motion to dismiss for lack of a prima facie case, V.R.Cr.P. 12 (d), and from his subsequent conviction after a jury trial for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a) (2).
The facts before the trial court when considering the pretrial motion to dismiss follow. At 9:18 p.m. on November 19, 1982, an officer of the Hartford, Vermont, Police Department was dispatched to the scene of an auto accident. At about 9:24 p.m., the officer observed a red pickup truck off the roád; the truck appeared…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. NashSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- State v. HoweSupreme Court of Vermont · 1978
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Vermont · 1972
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. StreichSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
- State v. DuffSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
- State v. ColeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- State v. HinchliffeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
- In re M. B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1986
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