STATE v. SQUIRES

No. 83-468.

519 A.2d 1154 (1986)

STATE of Vermont v. Roger SQUIRES.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip H. White, Orleans County State's Atty., Newport, for plaintiff-appellee.

David W. Curtis, Defender Gen., and Henry Hinton, Appellate Defender, Montpelier, and David C. Sleigh, Public Defender, St. Johnsbury, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and HILL, PECK and GIBSON, JJ., and BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal by defendant Roger Squires from a conviction, after jury trial, of operating a motor vehicle upon a public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2). We affirm.

Defendant first argues that reversal is required because the prosecutor impermissibly elicited testimony about and commented upon what defendant did not say at the time of his arrest, thereby denying him a fair trial. We find...

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