Case Title: State v. Grega

Citation: 168 Vt. 363, 721 A.2d 445

Docket Number: 

State: vermont

Court: Vermont Supreme Court

Date: 1998-04-10T00:00:00Z

Document:
State v. Grega  (96-106)  ; 168 Vt. 363; 721 A.2d 445

[Opinion Filed 10-Apr-1998]
[Amended on Motion for Reargument 7-Oct-1998]

                                 ENTRY ORDER

                       SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 96-106

                            SEPTEMBER TERM, 1998

State of Vermont                     }       APPEALED FROM:
                                     }
                                     }
     v.                              }       District Court of Vermont
                                     }       Unit No. 1, Windham Circuit
John Grega                           }
                                     }       DOCKET NO. 1526-12-94Wmcr

       In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter:

       On reargument, defendant contends that, under the Double Jeopardy
  Clause, we must vacate the conviction for aggravated sexual assault, not
  simply the sentence on the conviction.  We agree that the conviction for
  aggravated sexual assault cannot stand.  The United States Supreme Court
  rejected the contention that multiple convictions could stand to provide a
  backup conviction in the event that the conviction on the greater offense
  is reversed.  See Rutledge v. United States,