Supreme Court of Vermont· 1/6/1989

State v. Thompson

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556 A.2d 95
150 Vt. 640
1989 Vt. LEXIS 5

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explaining that circumstances that persuade judge to raise the sentence within statutory range are not enhancements
holding that the court could consider defendant’s use of force in sexual assault, even though it was not an element of the offense, “because it shed light on the nature of the assault and defendant’s proclivities, and therefore assisted the judge in determining an appropriate sentence”
explaining that sentencing court may properly consider, among other things, “the nature and propensities of the offender, the particular acts by which the crime was committed, [and] the circumstances of the offense”
referring to \appropriate\ sentence as one that reflects nature of crime committed and is \consistent with the purposes of sentencing\
appeal of sentence imposed is encompassed in 13 V.S.A. § 7401, providing appeal of right of “judgment of conviction”
appeal permitted from a conviction based on a plea

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Judges: Allen, Peck, Dooley, Barney, Costello

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