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State v. Kelley

Citations

  • 163 Vt. 325
  • 664 A.2d 708
  • 1995 Vt. LEXIS 20

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  • holding that evidence of the defendant’s prior course of conduct was “necessary to explain to the jury defendant’s motive for the murder” by placing “an otherwise random and bizzare act” in context
  • defendant’s acts that occurred hours before shooting provide context in which shooting took place
  • evidence of defendant’s escalating course of violent behavior is probative of context of crime

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Judges: Allen, Dooley, Gibson, Johnson, Morse

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