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WOODMANSEE v. SMITH

No. 42-70.

276 A.2d 617 (1971)

Bernard J. WOODMANSEE v. Robert G. SMITH, Warden, Vermont State Prison.

Supreme Court of Vermont, Windsor.

April 6, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Frank, Burlington, for plaintiff.

James M. Jeffords, Atty. Gen., and William T. Keefe, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ., and HILL, Superior Judge.

SMITH, Justice.

The Petitioner, Bernard J. Woodmansee, filed a petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Windsor County Court, dated March 19, 1970. On March 25, 1970, the petition was denied. An appeal has been taken to this Court. The question presented is whether the General Assembly of the State of Vermont had the authority under the Vermont Constitution to create a District Court system.

The Petitioner was convicted...

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