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State v. Cleary

Citations

  • 641 A.2d 102
  • 161 Vt. 403
  • 1994 Vt. LEXIS 22

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  • affirming denial of motion to strike competency order entered by trial judge who had been assigned to represent defendant ten years earlier where judge had “no recollection” of the prior representation and there was no other showing of bias
  • person waiving right need not have thorough understanding of all potential legal consequences; nothing more required than a concrete understanding of meaning of right and effect of waiver
  • person waiving right need not have thorough understanding of all potential legal consequences; nothing more required than a concrete understanding of meaning of right and effect of waiver

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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Johnson

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