Case Name: State of Vermont v. Bradbury V. Bacon
Court: Vermont Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Decision Date: 1979-09-10
Citations: 137 Vt. 414
Docket Number: No. 31-79
Parties: State of Vermont v. Bradbury V. Bacon
Judges: Present: Barney, C.J., Daley, Larrow and Hill, JJ., and Smith, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned
Reporter: Vermont Reports
Volume: 137
Pages: 414–415

Head Matter:
State of Vermont v. Bradbury V. Bacon
[406 A.2d 382]
No. 31-79
Present: Barney, C.J., Daley, Larrow and Hill, JJ., and Smith, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned
Opinion Filed September 10, 1979
Dale 0. Gray, Caledonia County State’s Attorney, and Christopher B. Leopold, Deputy State’s Attorney, St. Johnsbury, for Plaintiff.
James L. Morse, Defender General, and William A. Nelson, Appellate Defender, Montpelier, and David A. Howard, Public Defender, St. Johnsbury, for Defendant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This case, a conviction for driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while under license suspension (23 V.S.A. § 674), was argued and submitted along with State v. Putnam, 137 Vt. 410, 407 A.2d 161, this day decided. The same legal considerations admittedly govern its determination. In this case, as in Putnam, supra, at least one suspension was challenged only by the claim that authority to impose it was illegally delegated within the Department of Motor Vehicles. As we held in Putnam, this challenge does not reach jurisdiction of person or subject matter in the suspension proceeding, and is not appropriate for collateral attack in the criminal prosecution.
Judgment affirmed.