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State v. Lombard

Citations

  • 505 A.2d 1182
  • 146 Vt. 411
  • 1985 Vt. LEXIS 390

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that police did not violate defendant’s right to reasonably private consultation by staying nearby while defendant spoke to his attorney at pay phone
  • arresting officer’s ability to overhear accused’s telephone conversation with his attorney was not a violation of statutory right to counsel
  • disapproving police conduct that effectively prevents arrestees from freely communicating with their attorneys in private
  • Legislature concerned that any decision to take breath test not be lightly decided, and therefore, provided for consultation with counsel prior to making of decision
  • Legislature concerned that any decision to take breath test not be lightly decided, and therefore, provided for consultation with counsel prior to making of decision
  • prosecution’s failure to disclose witness under V.R.Cr.P. 16 “‘must be coupled with established prejudice to produce error’”

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Judges: Allen, Hill, Peck, Gibson, Hayes

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