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STATE v. PARKER

No. 86-276.

560 A.2d 383 (1989)

STATE of Vermont v. Tobey PARKER.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

April 14, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., Susan R. Harritt, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Ilona Bessenyey, Legal Intern, Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Walter M. Morris, Jr., Defender General, and William A. Nelson, Appellate Defender, Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

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

MORSE, Justice.

The sole issue on appeal is whether defendant's conviction for second-degree arson violated the Vermont Constitution's Separation of Powers clause.1 Defendant claims that his constitutional rights were violated by the judge's contributions in drafting the information. We disagree and affirm the conviction.

Defendant was initially charged that he wilfully and maliciously set fire to, and caused to be burned, a structure...

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