Supreme Court of Vermont· 6/23/1989
State v. Griffin
Citations
- 563 A.2d 642
- 152 Vt. 41
- 1989 Vt. LEXIS 120
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- holding that despite alleged mechanical inoperability, the defendant had actual physical control of coasting vehicle
- explaining that raising issues before trial court gives it an opportunity to take “remedial action” that could “minimize or eliminate any prejudice”
- explaining that raising issues before trial court gives it an opportunity to take “remedial action” that could “minimize or eliminate any prejudice”
- actual physical control conviction upheld where defendant testified that he was coasting down the road because vehicle’s radiator was damaged and without water
- defendant claiming taint of extraneous influences required only to show capacity to affect result
- despite alleged mechanical inoperability, defendant had actual physical control of coasting vehicle
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Judges: Allen, Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Barney
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. StreichSupreme Court of Vermont· 1995-02-17· cited 80×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1992-05-22· cited 39×
- State v. ClearySupreme Court of Vermont· 2003-02-07· cited 35×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Vermont· 2013-11-27· cited 24×
- State v. McKeenSupreme Court of Vermont· 1996-08-30· cited 19×
- State v. McCarthySupreme Court of Vermont· 2012-05-04· cited 10×
- State v. BlairSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-10-12· cited 10×
- State v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kansas· 2001-03-02· cited 4×
- State v. OsgoodSupreme Court of New Hampshire· 1992-04-02· cited 3×
- State v. GarberSupreme Court of Vermont· 1991-01-24· cited 2×
- State v. Loren KandziorSupreme Court of Vermont· 2020-05-29· cited 1×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- James Edward Kennedy v. Harold J. Cardwell, WardenSixth Circuit· 1973-10-30· cited 248×
- State v. McMurtreyArizona Supreme Court· 1983-03-01· cited 95×
- Williams v. StateAlaska Supreme Court· 1981-05-29· cited 64×
- State v. WoodardSupreme Court of Vermont· 1976-02-04· cited 26×
- State v. TrucottSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-12-14· cited 23×
- State v. BartlettSupreme Court of Vermont· 1979-09-10· cited 17×
- State v. GodfreySupreme Court of Vermont· 1979-04-03· cited 11×
- State v. CabreraSupreme Court of Vermont· 1968-06-04· cited 11×
- State v. SchwandaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-08-09· cited 11×
- State v. CurtisSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-04-26· cited 9×
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