Supreme Court of Vermont· 2/6/1998
State v. Corliss
Citations
- 721 A.2d 438
- 168 Vt. 333
- 1998 Vt. LEXIS 17
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding the allowance of lesser non-included offense instructions “is followed in only a minority of jurisdictions”
- affirming court’s “consideration of traditional common law factors such as punishment, deterrence, or rehabilitation”
- explaining “an offense will be treated as a lesser-included offense only if each of its elements is always a necessary element of the greater offense” (quotations omitted)
- “Trial courts have wide discretion in imposing penalties, and we will not reverse unless the court strays from statutory limits or abuses its discretion.”
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Judges: Amestoy, Dooley, Morse, Johnson, Skoglund
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19 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. MuscariSupreme Court of Vermont· 2002-07-05· cited 37×
- State v. GibneySupreme Court of Vermont· 2003-03-28· cited 34×
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont· 2001-08-31· cited 23×
- State v. Randell BlakeSupreme Court of Vermont· 2017-08-11· cited 18×
- State v. FindlaySupreme Court of Vermont· 2000-10-31· cited 17×
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont· 2007-11-09· cited 16×
- State v. RussoSupreme Court of Vermont· 2004-10-08· cited 15×
- State v. FAHAMSupreme Court of Vermont· 2011-05-18· cited 13×
- State v. FortySupreme Court of Vermont· 2009-11-25· cited 12×
- State v. DelaozSupreme Court of Vermont· 2011-03-18· cited 11×
- Sheffield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi· 2011-03-22· cited 8×
- In re WilliamsSupreme Court of Vermont· 2014-07-11· cited 8×
- State v. Shawn KelleySupreme Court of Vermont· 2016-05-20· cited 8×
- State v. BaconSupreme Court of Vermont· 1999-05-14· cited 7×
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-12-15· cited 5×
- State v. CharlandSupreme Court of Vermont· 2011-09-16· cited 3×
- State v. HanerSupreme Court of Vermont· 2007-06-01· cited 3×
- State v. Andy LaGoreSupreme Court of Vermont· 2025-07-25· cited 1×
- State v. Dean A. LovejoySupreme Court of Vermont· 2026-06-18
Cites
36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1980-06-20· cited 2,209×
- Schmuck v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1989-05-15· cited 1,390×
- Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court· 1980-06-19· cited 1,215×
- People v. St. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court· 1970-01-14· cited 315×
- People v. GeigerCalifornia Supreme Court· 1984-02-02· cited 261×
- State v. FisherArizona Supreme Court· 1984-06-14· cited 190×
- United States v. Willie WhitakerD.C. Circuit· 1971-05-27· cited 182×
- State v. HurleyTennessee Supreme Court· 1994-04-11· cited 106×
- State v. PurnellSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1992-01-15· cited 99×
- State v. LawsSupreme Court of Missouri· 1983-11-22· cited 60×
- State v. PatnaudeSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-11-03· cited 58×
- State v. LongSupreme Court of Vermont· 1922-01-05· cited 39×
- State v. NealeSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-03-01· cited 38×
- State v. GopherMontana Supreme Court· 1981-09-14· cited 36×
- People v. BoydCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1985-04-18· cited 36×
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-05-03· cited 34×
- State v. ForbesSupreme Court of Vermont· 1987-01-16· cited 30×
- Moore v. StateNevada Supreme Court· 1989-06-30· cited 29×
- State v. BrissonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1955-10-04· cited 28×
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Vermont· 1973-12-04· cited 26×
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