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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 190

Citation
§ 190
Parent Document
Sweet v. Roy, 801 A.2d 694 (2002)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
2002-04-26

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Certainly, evidence that a defendant has repeatedly engaged in prohibited conduct while knowing or suspecting that it was unlawful would provide relevant support for an argument that strong medicine is required to cure the defendant’s disrespect for the law____Our holdings that a recidivist may be punished more severely than a first offender recognize that repeated misconduct is more reprehensible than an individual instance of malfeasance. BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559, 576-77 (1996) (citations omitted); see also Smith v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.,