STATE v. DOYEN

No. 94-627.

676 A.2d 345 (1996)

STATE of Vermont v. Phillip J. DOYEN.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Attorney General, and Susan R. Harritt, Assistant Attorney General, Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert M. Paolini of Martin & Paolini, Barre, for defendant-appellee.

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


JOHNSON, Justice.

In this case, we decide whether Vermont has jurisdiction to prosecute the offense of custodial interference, 13 V.S.A. § 2451, where the defendant commits no act within Vermont. The trial court dismissed the charge against defendant, reasoning that the alleged conduct took place in New Hampshire, Hawaii, and other states, but not in Vermont. The State contends that where the child and the child's lawful custodian are residents of Vermont, Vermont...

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