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State v. Hunt

Citations

  • 555 A.2d 369
  • 150 Vt. 483
  • 1988 Vt. LEXIS 213

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that \the doctrine of harmless error applies\ when a due process violation is alleged and affirming a conviction when defendant \failed to demonstrate prejudice\
  • holding that “the doctrine of harmless error applies” when a due process violation is alleged and affirming a conviction when defendant “failed to demonstrate prejudice”
  • holding that defendant’s Article 11 claims, while fully briefed on appeal, were not preserved when not argued below, and no extraordinary circumstances justified appellate review of issues not first addressed to the trial court
  • holding that defendant’s will was not overborne from presence of three officers who asked defendant to accompany them to police station for questioning “in a manner neither threatening nor compelling”
  • stating that reversal was not required where the defendant “failed to demonstrate prejudice resulting from the change of venue”
  • noting that “the prosecutor may comment to the jury, and use for impeachment, inferences from the statements which [the defendant] made of his own volition” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Barney, Costello, Jenkins, Peck, Ret, Supr, Valente

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