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STATE v. MECIER

No. 88-79.

412 A.2d 291 (1980)

STATE of Vermont v. Richard D. MECIER.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

February 5, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Jerome Diamond, Atty. Gen., and Susan R. Harritt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, and P. Scott McGee, Lamoille County State's Attorney, Hyde Park, for plaintiff.

James L. Morse, Defender Gen., William A. Nelson, App. Defender, and Jacqueline Coates and Carol Smith, Law Clerks (on the brief), Montpelier, and Barry E. Griffith, Rutland County Public Defender, Rutland, for defendant.

Before BARNEY, C. J., DALEY, BILLINGS and HILL, JJ., and BRISTOW, District Judge, Specially Assigned.

BILLINGS, Justice.

This case arises as a result of the defendant-appellant's convictions on July 21, 1978, on two counts of aggravated assault for the shooting of his estranged wife and daughter on October 10, 1977, in Rutland, Vermont. The defendant did not contest the shootings, but raised the defense of insanity. He appeals claiming error, both in the pretrial proceedings and during trial.

The defendant claims error in the admission of certain tape recorded...

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