STATE v. HARRINGTON

No. 22-69.

260 A.2d 692 (1969)

STATE of Vermont v. John B. HARRINGTON.

Supreme Court of Vermont. Chittenden.

Reargument Denied January 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Leahy, State's Atty., for the State.

Eric A. Schuppin, Essex Junction, and Natt L. Divoll, Bellows Falls, for defendant.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., and SHANGRAW, BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ.


HOLDEN, Chief Justice.

The respondent John B. Harrington has been tried and found guilty of the offense of threatening to accuse Armand Morin of Littleton, New Hampshire, of the crime of adultery. The indictment charges that the threat was maliciously made with the intent to extort $175,000 and to compel Morin to do an act against his will in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1701.

At the outset the respondent acknowledges that there is no serious conflict in...

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