STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 96-183.

708 A.2d 192 (1998)

STATE of Vermont v. Richard THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

January 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Quinn, Addison County State's Attorney, Middlebury, for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert Appel, Defender General, William A. Nelson, Appellate Attorney, Montpelier, and Larry S. Novins, Public Defender, Middlebury, for defendant-appellant.

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


JOHNSON, Justice.

Defendant, who received a one-year suspended sentence after entering a conditional no-contest plea to a charge of simple domestic assault, 13 V.S.A. § 1042, argues on appeal that the trial court erred in (1) finding him competent to stand trial and enter a plea, and (2) failing to engage in the colloquy required by V.R.Cr.P. 11(c). Because we agree with defendant's second argument, we vacate the plea and conviction without addressing his first...

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