STATE v. DION

No. 89-153.

578 A.2d 101 (1990)

STATE of Vermont v. Charles J. DION.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

June 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane Woodruff, Orleans County State's Atty., Newport, and Rosemary Hull, Gary Kessler and Allison Hastings, Student Intern, on the brief, Dept. of State's Attys., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert Katims of Martin & Paolini, Barre, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and PECK, GIBSON, DOOLEY and MORSE, JJ.


DOOLEY, Justice.

Defendant, Charles J. Dion, was convicted by a jury of hindering a deputy game warden (Warden) in the execution of his law enforcement duties, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3001. Defendant appeals, claiming two grounds for reversal: (1) the lower court did not instruct the jury that the "hindering" must be an illegal interference and, as a result, failed to include an essential element of the charge; and (2) there was insufficient evidence, even...

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