9 Vermont opinions name it 2 courts 2005–2023 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Vermont courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Cartergreen2 sentences2014State v. Carter, 164 Vt. 545, 553-57 , 674 A.2d 1258, 1263-66 (1996). 2014State v. Carter, 164 Vt. 545, 553-57 , 674 A.2d 1258, 1263-66 (1996). | 4 | 4 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Vermont. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Jackowski
green
2 sentences2023Under this standard, the court may find an “error harmless only if we can state a belief that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Jackowski, 2006 VT 119 , 4 8, 181 Vt. 73 . 2015Under this standard, the court may find an “error harmless only if we can state a belief that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Jackowski, 2006 VT 119, ¶ 8 , 181 Vt. 73 . | 2 | 2015–2023 |
State v. Provost
green
2 sentences2009Error is harmless “if we can state a belief that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Provost, 2005 VT 134, ¶ 18 , 179 Vt. 337 , 596 A.2d 55 . 2009Error is harmless “if we can state a belief that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Provost, 2005 VT 134, ¶ 18 , 179 Vt. 337 , 596 A.2d 55 . | 2 | 2006–2009 |
State v. Johnson
green
2 sentences2014Moreover, taken to its logical conclusion, the majority’s belief that a defense divorced from the specific elements of murder lacks adequate “standards” would just as logically compel abrogation of heat-of-passion manslaughter, which we similarly define as a defense in mitigation — “an intentional killing committed under extenuating circumstances that would mitigate, but not justify, the killing, such as provocation that would cause a reasonable person to lose self control.” Johnson, 158 Vt. at 518 -19 n.4, 615 A.2d at 138 n.4. 2014Moreover, taken to its logical conclusion, the majority’s belief that a defense divorced from the specific elements of murder lacks adequate “standards” would just as logically compel abrogation of heat-of-passion manslaughter, which we similarly define as a defense in mitigation — “an intentional killing committed under extenuating circumstances that would mitigate, but not justify, the killing, such as provocation that would cause a reasonable person to lose self control.” Johnson, 158 Vt. at 518 -19 n.4, 615 A.2d at 138 n.4. | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.