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· 7/8/1994

State v. Wool

Citations

  • 648 A.2d 655
  • 162 Vt. 342
  • 1994 Vt. LEXIS 74

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that needy persons have a distinct right to payment of necessary services for defense, whether or not services of an attorney are required
  • holding that a defendant who qualifies as a needy person has a right to necessary services at public expense that cannot be conditioned on the defendant being represented by an appointed attorney
  • holding that a defendant who qualifies as a needy person has a right to necessary services at public expense that cannot be conditioned on the defendant being represented by an appointed attorney
  • holding that a defendant who qualifies as a needy person has a right to necessary services at public expense that cannot be conditioned on the defendant being represented by an appointed attorney
  • explaining that preservation rule provides trial court with opportunity to address error and “facilitates the development of a record for appeal”
  • defendant must demonstrate statement had capacity to influence jury and such proof must .be more than mere speculation

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Judges: Allen, C.J., and Gibson, Dooley, Morse and Johnson

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