Legal Opinion

State v. Hanlon

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 11, 1995No. 94-584PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.

The State appeals the trial court’s decision to continue the prosecution of defendant on charges of sexual assault upon two boys pending the outcome of the appeal of convictions on similar charges in Massachusetts. We affirm.

In 1993, defendant, a 66-year-old Catholic priest, was charged with sexually assaulting two boys, Christopher W and Christopher M., on separate occasions during ski trips to Vermont in 1987. In April 1994, defendant was sentenced by a Massachusetts court to three consecutive life terms followed by a suspended life sentence after he was *127convicted of two counts of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. AhearnSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
  2. State v. SauveSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  3. Casey v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
  4. State v. EcholsCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1990
  5. People v. DoeCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1993

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. LundSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  2. State v. SchreinerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
  3. In re D.H. & S.C., JuvenilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 2017
  4. Snyder Group, Inc. Act 250 - Decision on MotionVermont Superior Court · 2019
  5. State v. LundSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998

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