Supreme Court of Vermont· 3/4/1988
State v. Parker
Citations
- 545 A.2d 512
- 149 Vt. 393
- 1988 Vt. LEXIS 33
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- recognizing that continued protestations of innocence do not, per se, prevent court from finding guilty plea is voluntarily made
- noting that “a determination that the evidence in question will ‘prejudice’ the defendant is not necessarily sufficient” to justify exclusion
- explaining that where court has discretion to make ruling, error not shown simply because different judge faced with same evidence might reach different conclusion
- recognizing that trial court has wide discretion in ruling on admissibility of evidence, and its rulings will not be set aside unless defendant shows that such “discretion was either totally withheld or exercised on grounds clearly untenable or unreason able” (quotation omitted)
- describing strong policy against appellate court substituting its judgment for that of trial court regarding the admission of evidence under Rules 404(b) and 403
- describing strong policy against appellate court substituting its judgment for that of trial court regarding admission of evidence under Rule 403
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Judges: Allen, C.J., and Hill, Peck, Gibson and Hayes
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37 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. FisherOhio Supreme Court· 2003-06-11· cited 213×
- Wickizer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1993-12-27· cited 136×
- State v. PeckSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-04-29· cited 63×
- State v. SimoneauSupreme Court of Vermont· 2003-08-29· cited 55×
- State v. LipkaSupreme Court of Vermont· 2002-11-01· cited 51×
- State v. BruyetteSupreme Court of Vermont· 1992-01-10· cited 50×
- Gezzi v. StateWyoming Supreme Court· 1989-09-27· cited 47×
- State v. BlowSupreme Court of Vermont· 1991-11-01· cited 47×
- State v. SearlesSupreme Court of Vermont· 1993-01-15· cited 37×
- State v. ShippeeSupreme Court of Vermont· 2003-11-05· cited 37×
- Sweet v. RoySupreme Court of Vermont· 2002-04-26· cited 35×
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of Vermont· 1998-04-24· cited 34×
- State v. ValleySupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-12-29· cited 33×
- State v. DesautelsSupreme Court of Vermont· 2006-08-11· cited 32×
- State v. LaroseSupreme Court of Vermont· 1988-09-02· cited 25×
- State v. WheelSupreme Court of Vermont· 1990-11-30· cited 25×
- State v. KelleySupreme Court of Vermont· 1995-02-17· cited 24×
- State v. DerouchieSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-10-20· cited 23×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Vermont· 1992-04-17· cited 23×
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont· 2001-08-31· cited 23×
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