Supreme Court of Vermont· 8/8/1997

State v. Dann

Citations

702 A.2d 105
167 Vt. 119
1997 Vt. LEXIS 237

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stating that “the determination of the required mental element is a question of statutory construction”
stating that “the determination of the required mental element is a question of statutory construction”
explaining that even if instructions were not “as well-worded as we or the appellant might desire, we will not reverse a conviction for error in the instructions” as long as instructions as a whole provided “true spirit of the law” and jury was not misled
explaining that even if instructions were not “as well-worded as we or the appellant might desire, we will not reverse a conviction for error in the instructions” as long as instructions as a whole provided “true spirit of the law” and jury was not misled
“For the purposes of claim preclusion, two causes of action are the same if they can be supported by the same evidence.”
absent First Amendment considerations, defendant may not challenge statute on vagueness grounds based on its possible application to others

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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Johnson

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