IN RE CARDINAL

No. 93-292.

649 A.2d 227 (1994)

In re Anthony CARDINAL.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Stay of Mandate Denied July 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Appel, Defender Gen., and Seth Lipschutz, Prisoners' Rights Office, Montpelier, for petitioner-appellee.

Scot Kline, Chittenden County State's Atty., and Pamela Hall Johnson, Deputy State's Atty., Burlington, for respondent-appellant.

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


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

The State appeals the grant of post-conviction relief to petitioner Anthony Cardinal, which the superior court granted on the ground that petitioner's lack of meaningful participation in the individual voir dire process during jury selection denied him a fair trial. We reverse.

Petitioner was charged with sexually assaulting his 17-year-old daughter. His first trial resulted in a mistrial because the jury was unable to reach a verdict...

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