Supreme Court of Vermont· 9/6/1985
State v. Couture
Citations
- 502 A.2d 846
- 146 Vt. 268
- 1985 Vt. LEXIS 382
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that when jury instructions allow conviction on less proof than elements of crime require, conviction may be vacated.
- trial court committed plain error by giving charge that did not assure jury’s unanimity regarding essential element of crime of kidnapping
- statement that “constitution only guarantees ‘use and derivative use’ immunity” specifically refers to the Fifth Amendment privilege
- jury instructions violated Vermont Constitution by allowing conviction without assuring unanimity regarding essential element of crime
- jury instructions violated Vermont Constitution by allowing conviction without assuring unanimity regarding essential element of crime
- court should exercise discretion in limiting assertion of privilege to questions raising a real danger of injurious disclosure; reversal of conviction not required where court did not have opportunity to “understandingly pass” on immunity question
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Judges: Allen, Hill, Peck, Gibson, Hayes
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- In re CarterSupreme Court of Vermont· 2004-02-27· cited 74×
- State v. GregaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1998-10-07· cited 66×
- State v. GoyetteSupreme Court of Vermont· 1997-02-28· cited 16×
- State v. ViensSupreme Court of Vermont· 2009-06-19· cited 15×
- State v. BriggsSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-09-22· cited 15×
- State v. Kerri NicholasSupreme Court of Vermont· 2016-08-19· cited 12×
- State v. MacHiaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-09-21· cited 10×
- State v. AllardSupreme Court of Vermont· 1997-12-19· cited 8×
- State v. PlanteSupreme Court of Vermont· 1995-11-03· cited 7×
- In re Thomas S. SharrowSupreme Court of Vermont· 2017-08-25· cited 6×
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of Vermont· 2006-06-30· cited 6×
- State v. PoutreSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-06-22· cited 4×
Cites
25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1969-06-02· cited 12,640×
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1972-06-26· cited 2,510×
- Baxter v. PalmigianoSupreme Court· 1976-04-20· cited 2,133×
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1951-05-28· cited 1,874×
- Minnesota v. MurphySupreme Court· 1984-02-22· cited 1,569×
- Lefkowitz v. TurleySupreme Court· 1973-11-19· cited 1,102×
- Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of InvestigationSupreme Court· 1972-05-22· cited 347×
- United States v. HeldtD.C. Circuit· 1981-10-02· cited 272×
- Commonwealth v. RodgersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-04-28· cited 127×
- United States v. Housing Foundation of America, Inc.Third Circuit· 1949-08-11· cited 53×
- State v. GardnerSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-07-21· cited 52×
- Carman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska· 1983-01-28· cited 42×
- United States v. Floyd B. HarmonSixth Circuit· 1965-03-15· cited 35×
- State v. D'AMICOSupreme Court of Vermont· 1978-04-04· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. StricklerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-10-05· cited 26×
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-02-08· cited 21×
- Trounce v. StateAlaska Supreme Court· 1972-06-12· cited 18×
- State v. ProvencherSupreme Court of Vermont· 1970-10-06· cited 17×
- State v. BonillaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-05-18· cited 13×
- State v. HirschSupreme Court of Vermont· 1917-05-01· cited 12×
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