Legal Opinion
State v. Hemingway
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 17, 1987No. 84-592PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Costello, D.J. (Ret.),
Specially Assigned. Defendant appeals his conviction of driving with license suspended (DLS) in violation of 23 V.S.A. § 674. He contends that the State’s closing argument went beyond the evidence presented at trial, and was improper and prejudicial. We agree, and reverse and remand.
Defendant was cited for DLS in the early evening of June 11, 1984, in St. Albans, Vermont. At trial, the arresting officer testified that he stopped an uninspected vehicle driven by the defendant. When the defendant presented his case, a friend of the de fendant testified that he, rather than…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Brooks v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. BubarSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
- State v. LaphamSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
- State v. PercySupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- State v. BilladoSupreme Court of Vermont · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. EicholtzOhio Court of Appeals · 2013
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