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· 3/9/1990

State v. Zaccaro

Citations

  • 574 A.2d 1256
  • 154 Vt. 83
  • 1990 Vt. LEXIS 49

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that trial court's findings of fact will not be disturbed \unless they are unsupported by the evidence or clearly erroneous\
  • noting that trial court’s findings of fact will not be disturbed “unless they are unsupported by the evidence or clearly erroneous”
  • noting that “we may look for guidance to persuasive holdings from federal and sister-state jurisdictions” in carrying out Article 11 analysis
  • stating that when reviewing denial of suppression motions, “[w]e will not disturb the trial court’s findings of fact unless they are unsupported by the evidence or clearly erroneous.”
  • stating that consent is voluntary if not result of duress or coercion
  • rejecting argument that trial court improperly “chilled” defendant’s right to confront witnesses in face of “strategic choice” not to introduce testimony that would have opened door to suppressed evidence

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Judges: Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Barney, Connarn

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