STATE v. KEITH

No. 91-582.

628 A.2d 1247 (1993)

STATE of Vermont v. James E. KEITH.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 21, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard E. VanBenthuysen, Franklin County State's Atty. and Jo-Ann L. Gross, Deputy State's Atty., St. Albans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles Martin and Edward Wayland, Law Clerk (on the brief) of Martin & Paolini, Barre, for defendant-appellant.

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


GIBSON, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a jury conviction of first-degree arson, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 502. He argues that the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to suppress two statements he made on separate occasions to different police officers. He contends that in both instances his intoxicated state prevented him from making a knowing and intelligent waiver of his constitutional rights, as...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases