· 2/12/2016
State v. James Careau
Citations
- 2016 VT 18
- 201 Vt. 322
- 141 A.3d 740
- 2016 Vt. LEXIS 18
- 2016 WL 555683
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that ordinarily the degree of harm suffered is a fact question for a jury
- reiterating issue to be factual one for jury and rejecting view that gunshot wound necessarily entails great bodily harm
- assuming the instruction was factually appropriate and proceeding directly to clear error analysis
- defining standard of review for failure to give lesser included instruction
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Judges: Dooley, Eaton, Reiber, Robinson, Skoglund
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