Supreme Court of Vermont· 6/16/1989
State v. Oliver
Citations
- 563 A.2d 1002
- 151 Vt. 626
- 1989 Vt. LEXIS 107
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \Penal statutes. . . are to be strictly construed in a manner favorable to the accused.\
- “The rule of strict construction of criminal statutes is essential to guard against the creation of criminal offenses outside the contemplation of the legislature under the guise of judicial construction.” (quotation 7 omitted)
- penal statutes are strictly construed in manner favorable to accused
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Judges: Allen, Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Morse
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24 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Thayer v. HerdtSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-12-14· cited 55×
- Clymer v. WebsterSupreme Court of Vermont· 1991-06-07· cited 54×
- State v. LamySupreme Court of New Hampshire· 2009-04-08· cited 35×
- State v. GibneySupreme Court of Vermont· 2003-03-28· cited 34×
- State v. HazeltonSupreme Court of Vermont· 2006-11-22· cited 33×
- State v. PellerinSupreme Court of Vermont· 2010-03-26· cited 32×
- State v. DixonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1999-01-08· cited 31×
- State v. BlondinSupreme Court of Vermont· 1995-07-28· cited 25×
- State v. DeyoSupreme Court of Vermont· 2006-11-22· cited 25×
- C. Paige Hinkson v. Stuart StevensSupreme Court of Vermont· 2020-08-07· cited 18×
- State v. RooneySupreme Court of Vermont· 2011-02-23· cited 12×
- State v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Vermont· 2013-12-20· cited 11×
- In re S.M.Supreme Court of Vermont· 2003-04-01· cited 9×
- State v. QuinnSupreme Court of Vermont· 1996-03-22· cited 8×
- In Re SMSupreme Court of Vermont· 2003-04-01· cited 6×
- In re Robert GrundsteinSupreme Court of Vermont· 2020-11-13· cited 5×
- State v. FrechetteSupreme Court of Vermont· 1993-12-27· cited 5×
- State v. WyrockiSupreme Court of Vermont· 2012-01-26· cited 1×
- Castro v. MelchorHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2016-01-29· cited 1×
- State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-10-13· cited 1×
Cites
23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Keeler v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court· 1970-06-12· cited 360×
- People v. GreerIllinois Supreme Court· 1980-02-22· cited 298×
- Vaillancourt v. Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont· 1980-11-05· cited 95×
- State v. SotoSupreme Court of Minnesota· 1985-12-06· cited 72×
- Commonwealth v. CassMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-16· cited 67×
- State v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-12-10· cited 66×
- State v. DickinsonOhio Supreme Court· 1971-11-24· cited 63×
- State v. HorneSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1984-08-17· cited 57×
- People v. GuthrieMichigan Court of Appeals· 1980-04-24· cited 44×
- State v. MessierSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-05-14· cited 42×
- State v. SidwaySupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-04-14· cited 39×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana· 1979-12-13· cited 37×
- State v. TrudellSupreme Court of Kansas· 1988-04-29· cited 34×
- Hollis v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 1983-07-06· cited 34×
- State v. LarsenUtah Supreme Court· 1978-04-19· cited 31×
- State v. AmaroSupreme Court of Rhode Island· 1982-08-06· cited 25×
- Meadows v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1987-01-26· cited 25×
- State v. WillisNew Mexico Court of Appeals· 1982-10-05· cited 24×
- Billingsley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-07-16· cited 22×
- State v. McCallDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1984-11-14· cited 15×
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