CREASER v. STATE

No. 448-79.

427 A.2d 359 (1981)

Philip M. CREASER v. STATE of Vermont.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

February 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Morse, Defender Gen., William A. Nelson, Appellate Defender, Montpelier and Jacqueline Majors, Law Clerk, on the brief, for petitioner.

David G. Miller, Franklin County State's Atty., and Marianne Lipscombe, Deputy State's Atty., St. Albans, on the brief, for respondent.

Before BARNEY, C. J., and DALEY, LARROW, BILLINGS and HILL, JJ.


BARNEY, Chief Justice.

Philip Creaser's motion to vacate his sentence was treated as a petition for post-conviction relief under 13 V.S.A. § 7131. Relief was denied.

Creaser pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, breaking and entering, grand larceny, escape and simple assault. It is his claim that his guilty plea was coerced by his attorney's insistance that he would withdraw if Creaser insisted on going to trial. He also claims that the prosecutor...

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