Legal Opinion

State v. Synnott

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 4, 2005No. 03-113PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Allen, CJ.

¶ 1. (Ret.), Specially Assigned. Defendant appeals a jury verdict finding him guilty of lewd and lascivious behavior, second degree unlawful restraint, and attempted sexual assault. He argues that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of him touching his genitals and acting strangely in a holding cell at the police station following the alleged assault; (2) the unlawful restraint conviction cannot stand independent of the other charges; (3) the evidence was insufficient to support the attempted sexual assault conviction; (4) the trial court’s jury…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. Paul Boyd, United States of America v. Danilo Zabala Artez A/K/A Chico Artez, United States of America v. George ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  2. State v. JenningsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  3. State v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996
  4. State v. GatalskiCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
  5. State v. ShippeeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2003

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  4. In re Richard H. JoyceSupreme Court of Vermont · 2018
  5. State v. DEVOIDSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010

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