Supreme Court of Vermont· 8/7/1987

State v. Kennison

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546 A.2d 190
149 Vt. 643
1987 Vt. LEXIS 629

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concluding that defendant's proffered prior bad act evidence of a witness to establish motive was inadmissible because it would mislead the jury
concluding that defendant’s proffered prior bad act evidence of a witness to establish motive was inadmissible because it would mislead the jury
noting that claimant of privilege bears burden of proving they are entitled to it
rejecting defendant’s claim that the issue of intent should not have gone to the jury based on the existence of “contradictory and controverted testimony on the issue of defendant’s mental capacity for the jury to interpret, evaluate and resolve” (quotations omitted
rejecting defendant’s claim that the issue of intent should not have gone to the jury based on the existence of “contradictory and controverted testimony on the issue of defendant’s mental capacity for the jury to interpret, evaluate and resolve” (quotations omitted)
“[The defendant] is incorrect in claiming that the right to counsel is constitutionally mandated at a nontestimonial identification procedure such as the one here.”

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