Legal Opinion
State v. Towne
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 2, 1982No. 112-81PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBillings, J.
On August 26, 1980, after raising the defense of insanity, the defendant was convicted by a jury in the Windham District Court of the crimes of kidnapping, 13 V.S.A. § 2401, and sexual assault, 13 V.S.A. § 3252(1) (A). The defendant appeals, following the denial of his motion for new trial, V.R.Cr.P. 33.
The defendant makes several claims of error which he asserts require reversal. He first argues that his constitutional rights of due process and confrontation were violated by the admission of a medical opinion of a nontestifying expert on the issue of insanity.
In the course of its prima facie…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Ronald Thomas BohleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
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