Supreme Court of Vermont· 1/13/1989

State v. Roy

Citations

557 A.2d 884
151 Vt. 17
1989 Vt. LEXIS 20

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holding that § 1133 is strict-liability crime
noting Barker Court’s emphasis that “‘failure to assert the right will make it difficult for a defendant to prove that he was denied a speedy trial’ ”
leaving open possibility that, in proper ease, defendant could have access to confidential internal investigation files of Department of Public Safety
identifying “severity of the punishment” as factor in determining whether Legislature intended to impose strict liability
identifying “the difficulty of prosecution if intent is required” as factor in determining whether Legislature intended to impose strict liability
affirming exclusion of prior specific acts to prove violent character of victim

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Judges: Allen, Peck, Dooley, Morse, Keyser

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