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State v. Stearns

Citations

  • 617 A.2d 140
  • 159 Vt. 266
  • 1992 Vt. LEXIS 143

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  • holding that State was not precluded from introducing evidence in subsequent DUI trial after being prevented from introducing same evidence in less formal administrative-suspension proceeding
  • holding that issue preclusion did not apply in case in which defendant sought to bar prosecution in criminal driving under the influence (DUI) refusal case following finding in civil suspension hearing that defendant had not refused
  • considering whether \crossover\ estoppel, i.e., principle that issue decided in civil case is determinative in later criminal case, bars DUI prosecution following judgment for defendant in civil suspension proceeding
  • \The Vermont civil suspension system is intended to work in a speedy and summary fashion.\

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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Johnson

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