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State v. Howe

Citations

  • 386 A.2d 1125
  • 136 Vt. 53
  • 1978 Vt. LEXIS 686

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that because “procedures seeking authority for ... taking [of blood sample, fingerprints, and dental impressions]” are not “critical stage” of criminal proceeding, constitutional right to counsel does not attach
  • determining that appellant did not present evidence necessary to establish that he was “in custody” for Miranda purposes
  • review of record revealed no conclusive showing that more time would have affected cross-examination of witness
  • procedures establishing right of state to take blood samples, dental impressions and fingerprints are noncritical stages
  • transparency of victim’s body made from film shot by state pathologist properly admitted into evidence where pathologist testified that transparency was accurate representation of its subject and there was no countervailing testimony
  • no showing that more time would have affected cross-examination

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Judges: Barney, Daley, Larrow, Billings, Hill

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