STATE v. AYERS

No. 85-039.

535 A.2d 330 (1987)

STATE of Vermont v. Dennis E. AYERS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

September 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Wright, Bennington County State's Atty., and Deborah A. Barnard, Deputy State's Atty., Bennington, for plaintiff-appellee.

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

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


DOOLEY, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction, after a jury trial, of careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle in violation of 23 V.S.A. § 1091(a). Defendant raises two issues on appeal: whether certain hearsay evidence was admitted improperly and whether statements of the prosecutor made in closing argument were so prejudicial as to require a new trial. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The incident giving rise to the conviction arose...

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