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STATE v. COITA

No. 86-381.

568 A.2d 424 (1989)

STATE of Vermont v. George COITA.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

October 20, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Bradley, Chittenden County State's Atty., Burlington, and Gary S. Kessler, Resource Atty., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

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

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

MORSE, Justice.

George Coita was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident (LSA) and driving under the influence (DUI). 23 V.S.A. §§ 1128, 1201(a)(2). These charges arose from an accident on Perkins Pier in Burlington, Vermont, on October 12, 1985, when the defendant ran into a parked vehicle and left the scene. He was apprehended a short time later. On appeal, defendant claims his right to a jury trial under the Vermont Constitution was violated. We...

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