Case Name: STATE of Vermont v. Randall S. HOWARD
Court: Vermont Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Decision Date: 1989-06-06
Citations: 151 Vt. 645
Docket Number: No. 87-517
Parties: STATE of Vermont v. Randall S. HOWARD
Judges: 
Reporter: Vermont Reports
Volume: 151
Pages: 645–645

Head Matter:
STATE of Vermont v. Randall S. HOWARD
[564 A.2d 1366]
No. 87-517
June 6, 1989.

Opinion:
The motion of defendant's attorney to dismiss the appeal is granted. Since defendant's death on May 9, 1989 has deprived him of his right to our decision, the interests of justice require that he not stand convicted without a resolution of the merits of his appeal. The cause is therefore remanded to the District Court of Vermont, Unit No. 3, Caledonia Circuit, which is directed to vacate the conviction. State v. McGuire, 144 Vt. 648, 475 A.2d 241 (1984) (mem.); United States v. Moehlenkamp, 557 F.2d 126, 128 (7th Cir. 1977).