Supreme Court of Vermont· 6/17/1988
State v. Drake
Citations
- 552 A.2d 780
- 150 Vt. 235
- 1988 Vt. LEXIS 250
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- reaffirming that uncharged conduct properly considered where victim testifies under oath and is subject to cross-examination
- presentence report may include information about crimes for which a defendant was indicted but not convicted
- testimony at sentencing hearing or evidence derived therefrom may be inadmissible against defendant during subsequent criminal proceedings alleging earlier criminal activity as to which the State offered evidence
- evidence of crimes for which defendant has not been charged cannot be considered at sentencing unless defendant is offered use immunity
- evidence of crimes for which defendant has not been charged cannot be considered at sentencing unless defendant is offered use immunity
- “The defendant clearly has a right to present evidence . . . to rebut or to mitigate the testimony of others as to alleged prior, unconvicted criminal conduct.”
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Judges: Allen, Peck, Dooley, Mahady, Barney
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- State v. LaBountySupreme Court of Vermont· 1998-04-17· cited 27×
- State v. LovelandSupreme Court of Vermont· 1996-08-09· cited 23×
- State v. LafayetteSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-07-07· cited 11×
- State v. AllardSupreme Court of Vermont· 1997-12-19· cited 8×
- Charles Groves v. Tasaday GreenSupreme Court of Vermont· 2016-09-09· cited 6×
- State v. DoucetteSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-06-17· cited 4×
- State v. HanerSupreme Court of Vermont· 2007-06-01· cited 3×
- State v. HeltonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-03-31· cited 3×
- State v. Edwin RodriguezSupreme Court of Vermont· 2023-11-09· cited 2×
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