STATE v. OLSEN

No. 95-119.

680 A.2d 107 (1996)

STATE of Vermont v. Thomas K. OLSEN.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Patricia Zimmerman, Windsor County State's Attorney, White River Junction, for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles S. Martin of Martin & Paolini, Barre, for defendant-appellant.

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


MORSE, Justice.

Defendant Thomas Olsen appeals his conviction by jury for the second-degree murder of his girlfriend's two-year-old daughter, Melissa, arguing that the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the issue of his intent to kill, (2) instructing the jury on a theory of second-degree murder not charged in the information, (3) excluding evidence of prior allegations of child abuse against the daycare provider, and (4) failing...

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