STATE v. BRISTOL

No. 91-314.

618 A.2d 1290 (1992)

STATE of Vermont v. Michael BRISTOL.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied November 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., and Phillip J. Cykon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellant.

Nicholas L. Hadden, St. Albans, for defendant-appellee.

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


JOHNSON, Justice.

The State appeals a superior court order granting petitioner post-conviction relief in the form of a new trial because he was denied effective assistance of counsel during the plea bargaining phase of his trial for second-degree and felony murder. We reverse and remand.

In 1980, petitioner was charged by information with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of felony murder in connection...

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