Supreme Court of Vermont· 7/19/1985
State v. Messier
Citations
- 499 A.2d 32
- 146 Vt. 145
- 1985 Vt. LEXIS 376
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding evidence sufficient to prove contact between defendant’s sex organ and child’s vulva based on witness’s description of defendant’s and child’s bodies
- “It is axiomatic in criminal jurisprudence that prosecutors must refrain from expressing their personal belief as to the defendant’s guilt in their closing argument.”
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Judges: Billings, Hill, Underwood, Peck, Gibson
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23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. DelisleSupreme Court of Vermont· 1994-07-01· cited 102×
- State v. ZaccaroSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-03-09· cited 63×
- State v. GallagherSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-08-26· cited 50×
- State v. AyersSupreme Court of Vermont· 1987-09-11· cited 40×
- State v. RyeaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-01-05· cited 33×
- McGuiggan v. NEW ENGLAND TEL. & TEL. CO. PEABODYMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-06· cited 29×
- State v. WarnerSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-04-28· cited 25×
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Vermont· 1993-07-16· cited 25×
- State v. KennisonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1987-08-07· cited 23×
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Vermont· 2008-05-16· cited 22×
- Wheeler v. Central Vermont Medical Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont· 1990-10-27· cited 20×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Vermont· 1986-08-08· cited 19×
- State v. LawtonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1995-09-01· cited 18×
- State v. PotterSupreme Court of Vermont· 1987-04-10· cited 17×
- State v. ByrneSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-01-22· cited 13×
- State v. HemondSupreme Court of Vermont· 2005-02-02· cited 13×
- State v. Shawn BellangerSupreme Court of Vermont· 2018-02-09· cited 10×
- McGuiggan v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-06· cited 10×
- People v. BraxtonColorado Court of Appeals· 1990-12-06· cited 8×
- State v. JarrySupreme Court of Vermont· 1994-02-28· cited 5×
Cites
49 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court· 1972-06-22· cited 12,108×
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court· 1980-06-25· cited 5,425×
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1942-02-02· cited 1,400×
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court· 1973-05-21· cited 874×
- United States v. Alton R. FairchildFifth Circuit· 1975-01-08· cited 155×
- United States v. Victor Varella, Charles Gavin and Raul Felix ChineaEleventh Circuit· 1983-03-31· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. BenoitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-01-06· cited 76×
- United States v. Robert Castillo, Jr.Ninth Circuit· 1980-03-26· cited 74×
- United States v. Frederick Lee CampbellEleventh Circuit· 1983-06-06· cited 74×
- United States v. Harold F. Mayo, Jr. And Mark A. McGarghanSecond Circuit· 1983-04-08· cited 69×
- State v. DerouchieSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-11-19· cited 68×
- Bobby Ray Kines v. Fred Butterworth, Ronald St. Pierre v. Fred ButterworthFirst Circuit· 1981-12-28· cited 64×
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-01-27· cited 64×
- United States v. Mario Herbert Gonzalez CaroSecond Circuit· 1981-01-05· cited 62×
- State v. LaphamSupreme Court of Vermont· 1977-06-07· cited 59×
- United States v. Antonio E. NanezFifth Circuit· 1982-12-15· cited 53×
- State v. HamlinSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-07-05· cited 53×
- United States v. Anthony MavrickSeventh Circuit· 1979-06-29· cited 47×
- Herbert v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1981-04-01· cited 45×
- United States v. HortonFifth Circuit· 1983-05-16· cited 45×
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