STATE v. BACON

No. 98-089.

733 A.2d 50 (1999)

STATE of Vermont v. Christopher BACON.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan M. Davis, Windham County State's Attorney, and James E. Maxwell, Deputy State's Attorney, Brattleboro, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert R. Bent of Zuccaro, Willis and Bent, St. Johnsbury, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present AMESTOY, C.J., and DOOLEY, MORSE, JOHNSON and SKOGLUND, JJ.


JOHNSON, J.

Defendant appeals his sentence for felony murder arguing that: (1) the disparity between defendant's sentence and that imposed on a co-perpetrator violates defendant's right to equal protection of the laws, (2) the victim's standing in the community was improperly considered by the sentencing judge, and (3) juror testimony was improperly excluded. We affirm.

I.

Defendant was convicted of felony murder1 and...

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