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STATE v. BUTSON

No. 07-198.

969 A.2d 89 (2008)

2008 VT 134

STATE of Vermont v. Henry BUTSON.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Butterfield, Caledonia County State's Attorney, St. Johnsbury, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Matthew F. Valerio, Defender General, and Anna Saxman, Deputy Defender General, Montpelier, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ.

REIBER, C.J.

¶ 1. Defendant Henry Butson, who pled nolo contendere in October 2004 to two second-degree murders, appeals from his plea and sentence. He contends that: (1) our decision in State v. Provost, 2005 VT 134, 179 Vt. 337, 896 A.2d 55, requires reversal of his sentence; (2) he did not waive the insanity defense; and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in finding that his mental state did not significantly...

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