Legal Opinion
State v. Dezaine
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 8, 1982No. 188-81PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
The defendant appeals his convictions of possession and transportation of a deer out of season, as well as the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. Both questions turn on the identification of the defendant. He is alleged to have been the companion of a driver who was stopped and apprehended for committing the same offenses.
On November 4, 1980, after dark, a Vermont fish and game warden witnessed a car with two individuals in it approach the fresh carcass of a deer. The car stopped, the driver and a companion got out and loaded the carcass into the car, and then drove off. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. EatonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1976
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1967
- State v. GosheaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
- State v. SorrellSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- State v. RamsaySupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- State v. GibneySupreme Court of Vermont · 2003
- State v. MecierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
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