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State v. I. S. S.State v. I. S. S.

Supreme Court of Vermont
Jun 15, 1801
Reporters:
Per Cúriam.

We consider the State Attorney’s ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍prerogative of entering a nolle prosequi to be‘suspended while the cause is in ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍issue to the Jury. He cannot then enter without leave of Court.

The ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍defence here is ample and honourable to the accused. He is ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍entitled to a verdict. Let the trial proceed.

The Jury returned a ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‍verdict of non out. and defendant was discharged.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. I. S. S.
Court Name: Supreme Court of Vermont
Date Published: Jun 15, 1801
Citation: 1 Tyl. 178
Court Abbreviation: Vt.
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