STATE v. SCHWANDA

No. 84-002.

499 A.2d 779 (1985)

STATE of Vermont v. Lawrence T. SCHWANDA.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond G. Bolton, Bennington County State's Atty., and Ralph H. Sheppard, Deputy State's Atty., Bennington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Frederick J. Glover, Ludlow, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, UNDERWOOD, PECK and GIBSON, JJ.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Lawrence Schwanda appeals his conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2), on the ground that the trial court erroneously denied his motions for mistrial based on two instances of alleged juror misconduct. We affirm.

The first incident occurred just prior to defendant's trial when one of the jurors approached the state's attorney and initiated a brief conversation with...

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