Title: State v. Donaghy

State: vermont

Issuer: Vermont Supreme Court

Document:

State v. Donaghy (99-405); 171 Vt. 435; 769 A.2d 10 

[Filed 08-Dec-2000]

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                                 No. 99-405

State of Vermont	                         Supreme Court

                                                 On Appeal from
     v.	                                         District Court of Vermont,
                                                 Unit No. 3, Caledonia Circuit

Kenneth Donaghy	                                 June Term, 2000

Alan W. Cook, J.

Kyle C. Sipples, Caledonia County Deputy State's Attorney, St. Johnsbury, for 
  Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert Appel, Defender General, Anna Saxman, Appellate Attorney, and Seth 
  Carey, Law Clerk (On the Brief), Montpelier, for Defendant-Appellant.

PRESENT:  Amestoy, C.J., Dooley, Morse, Johnson and Skoglund, JJ.

       DOOLEY, J.   Defendant Kenneth Donaghy appeals from his conviction of
  domestic assault  under 13 V.S.A. §1042.  He seeks a new trial on the
  grounds that: (1) the evidence was insufficient  to prove the element of
  "attempt" beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) the trial court failed to
  properly  consider his challenge, under Batson v. Kentucky,