Supreme Court of Vermont· 10/5/1982
State v. Gates
Citations
- 451 A.2d 1084
- 141 Vt. 562
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that improper argument standing alone, without showing of prejudice, \is insufficient to overturn a conviction\
- observing that prosecutor’s remarks went beyond permissible “general attack on veracity, consistency, or bias”
- no evidence to support prosecutor’s suggestion that alibi witness’s testimony was coached by defendant during breaks at trial
- State’s only evi dence consisted of testimony of the accomplice, who admitted she had “ingested twelve sixteen-ounce bottles of beer, seven rum and cokes, two Black Russians, cocaine, speed, and marijuana”
- \The credibility of the defendant's alibi witness was certainly fair game for the prosecution.\
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Judges: Barney, Billings, Hill, Underwood, Peck
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. DoucetteSupreme Court of Vermont· 1983-11-01· cited 42×
- State v. MosherSupreme Court of Vermont· 1983-06-07· cited 28×
- State v. HemingwaySupreme Court of Vermont· 1987-04-17· cited 26×
- State v. TromblySupreme Court of Vermont· 1987-07-24· cited 19×
- State v. HouleSupreme Court of Vermont· 1994-03-18· cited 16×
- State v. HemondSupreme Court of Vermont· 2005-02-02· cited 13×
- State v. KinneySupreme Court of Vermont· 2011-07-22· cited 12×
- State v. Shawn BellangerSupreme Court of Vermont· 2018-02-09· cited 10×
- State v. CohenSupreme Court of Vermont· 1991-07-08· cited 7×
- State v. Gregory ManningSupreme Court of Vermont· 2017-09-29· cited 1×
Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court· 1973-02-21· cited 5,756×
- United States v. Juan G. RiosTenth Circuit· 1979-12-21· cited 155×
- Donald Joseph Hall v. United StatesFifth Circuit· 1969-11-12· cited 149×
- United States v. Milton L. HaywardD.C. Circuit· 1969-11-18· cited 83×
- State v. GoyetSupreme Court of Vermont· 1957-05-07· cited 70×
- State v. DerouchieSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-11-19· cited 68×
- State v. LaphamSupreme Court of Vermont· 1977-06-07· cited 59×
- State v. MoranSupreme Court of Vermont· 1982-02-02· cited 40×
- State v. GokeySupreme Court of Vermont· 1978-02-07· cited 39×
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont· 1978-10-31· cited 34×
- State v. BilladoSupreme Court of Vermont· 1982-04-06· cited 34×
- State v. BlakeneySupreme Court of Vermont· 1979-10-02· cited 30×
- State v. JaramilloSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-09-01· cited 28×
- State v. CamleySupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-12-03· cited 25×
- State v. BissellSupreme Court of Vermont· 1934-01-04· cited 21×
- State v. St. AmourSupreme Court of Vermont· 1980-11-03· cited 11×
- State v. SturgeonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-09-16· cited 9×
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