STATE v. McCARTHY

No. 10-297.

48 A.3d 616 (2012)

2012 VT 34

STATE of Vermont v. Joseph M. McCARTHY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 4, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Donovan, Jr. , Chittenden County State's Attorney, and Pamela Hall Johnson , Deputy State's Attorney, Burlington, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Matthew F. Valerio , Defender General, and Marshall Pahl , Montpelier, for Defendant-Appellant.

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


ROBINSON, J.

¶ 1. Defendant appeals from his conviction of involuntary manslaughter following a jury trial. Defendant set up a dangerous shooting range on his property and invited others to join him in firing weapons at the site. An errant bullet struck and killed a neighbor in his nearby home. Defendant argues that: (1) a jury view of the scene presented misleading and prejudicial evidence and was not conducted with the necessary procedural and evidentiary safeguards...

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