STATE v. EMERSON

No. 84-604.

541 A.2d 466 (1987)

STATE of Vermont v. Daniel EMERSON.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Reargument Denied January 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelley A. Hill, Windsor County State's Atty., White River Junction, for plaintiff-appellee.

David W. Curtis, Defender Gen., and William A. Nelson, Appellate Defender, Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK and DOOLEY, JJ., and BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.) and KEYSER, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of sexual assault and possession of a deadly weapon. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to order a pretrial lineup, that the prosecutor's closing argument irreparably prejudiced his right to a fair trial, and that his prior convictions should not have been used for impeachment purposes at trial. We disagree and affirm.

On the evening of the alleged assault, the complainant was shown an...

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