Supreme Court of Vermont· 7/19/1991

State v. Hance

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596 A.2d 365
157 Vt. 222
1991 Vt. LEXIS 160

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explaining that defendant can waive constitutional or statutory rights if “waiver is knowing, intelligent, and voluntary”
recognizing \limited usefulness of sentence reconsideration when the sentence is based on a plea agreement\
stating that although Rule 35 has “limited usefulness” when a plea bargain is involved, “[w]e do not suggest that a sentence adopted pursuant to a plea agreement should never be subject to modification” under § 7042(a) and Rule 35
noting “our decisions authorize a defendant to waive virtually any right, constitutional or statutory, as long as the waiver is knowing, intelligent, and voluntary” and collecting cases
rationale of case relied upon by defendant rejected as dicta and because contrary to weight of authority in other jurisdictions
sentence reconsideration is highly discretionary remedy that does not occupy a central place in the administration of justice

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Judges: Allen, C.J., and Gibson, Dooley, Morse and Johnson

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