STATE v. SHATTUCK

No. 212-81.

450 A.2d 1122 (1982)

STATE of Vermont v. John SHATTUCK.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 20, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale O. Gray, Caledonia County State's Atty., and Timothy W. Shanley, Law Clerk (On the Brief), St. Johnsbury, for plaintiff-appellee.

Andrew B. Crane, Defender Gen., and William A. Nelson, Appellate Defender, Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Before BARNEY, C. J., HILL, UNDERWOOD and PECK, JJ., and LARROW, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


HILL, Justice.

The defendant appeals from his conviction by a jury of two counts of sexual assault in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(1)(A). He challenges the conviction on four grounds. First, he contends that the trial court incorrectly denied his motion for exclusion of his prior criminal record. Second, he contends that the prosecutor's closing argument contained improper comments on the defendant's decision not to testify. Third, he challenges the trial court...

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