Supreme Court of Vermont· 6/20/1979
State v. Williams
Citations
- 406 A.2d 375
- 137 Vt. 360
- 1979 Vt. LEXIS 1000
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- rejecting argument that inconsistency between State’s formal charge and State’s proof as to date of alleged act rendered conviction void, and noting that “time of commission is not an essential element calling for precise proof as pleaded”
- “mere assertions of criminal activities” may not be used “in any way in aid of determining [sentencing] disposition”
- where improper hearsay evidence presented at sentencing concerning criminal acts for which defendant was never charged or convicted, matter reversed and remanded for resentencing before different judge
- where improper hearsay evidence presented at sentencing concerning criminal acts for which defendant was never charged or convicted, matter reversed and remanded for resentencing before different judge
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Judges: Barney, C. J., and Daley, Larrow, Billings and Hill
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23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. RamsaySupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-08-02· cited 44×
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-09-08· cited 40×
- State v. NealeSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-03-01· cited 38×
- State v. ChambersSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-05-11· cited 33×
- In Re PernickaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1986-06-20· cited 33×
- State v. RiceSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-08-17· cited 29×
- State v. DunbarSupreme Court of Vermont· 1989-08-25· cited 24×
- In Re MeunierSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-03-01· cited 23×
- State v. TrucottSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-12-14· cited 23×
- State v. CyrSupreme Court of Vermont· 1982-06-10· cited 21×
- State v. RathburnSupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-11-03· cited 17×
- State v. FucciSupreme Court of Vermont· 2015-02-13· cited 10×
- In re WilliamsSupreme Court of Vermont· 2014-07-11· cited 8×
- Crosby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1983-03-31· cited 7×
- In Re StevensSupreme Court of Vermont· 1985-05-24· cited 6×
- In re BerrioSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-08-10· cited 3×
- In re PernickaSupreme Court of Vermont· 1984-04-06· cited 2×
- State v. RiceSupreme Court of Vermont· 1987-07-31· cited 2×
- In re LeClaireVermont Superior Court· 2005-02-11
- State v. HemingwaySupreme Court of Vermont· 1981-02-19
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