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Murder trial begins in 2017 shooting of ex-Frost Heaves player

Jayveon Caballero and his lawyer sit before Judge Mary Morrissey on the opening day of Caballero’s trial. Photo by Ellie French/VTDigger BARRE — The first-degree murder trial of Jayveon Caballero got...

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SCOV Law Blog: Prosecutors need to justify introducing ‘prior bad acts’ in court

Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog</a> is by Amy Davis. State v. Amidon 2018 VT 99 In 2013, Defendant was charged with touching his daughter’s genital area, sometime in the...

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No charges for Burlington officer in Douglas Kilburn’s death

Attorney General TJ Donovan found that Burlington police officer Cory Campbell was “justified” when he punched Douglas Kilburn, who died days later. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger This story was...

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Orleans County man allegedly beat disabled adult in his custody

Raymond Gadreault. An Orleans County man beat and burned a disabled adult in his legal custody, according to the Vermont State Police. Raymond Gadreault, 71, was arrested Wednesday on charges of...

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Lawmakers go to prison to hear from guards, inmates on corrections conditions

Members of the Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee speak with inmates at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Swanton on Friday. From left to right are Rep. Mary Hooper, D-Montpelier...

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The Deeper Dig: Sweeping opioid litigation lands in Vermont

Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan, whose office is pursing three cases against opioid companies, is now recommending cities and towns join a national suit. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The...

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For one-time cadet, recent assault at Norwich University felt painfully familiar

JW as a freshman, in his wrestling team headshot, left, and a photo of him taken shortly after the assault. JW arrived on campus for his second year at Norwich University on Aug. 27, 2016. Within a...

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Drug case may yield clues into Boston man’s killing in Vermont

Vermont State Police stop motorists on Friday in search of information about a Nov. 1 shooting on Route 103 in the Rockingham hamlet of Bartonsville. Boston truck driver Roberto Fonseca-Rivera was...

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Legal expungement clinic offers Vermonters a chance to start over

Vermont Legal Aid attorney Mairead O’Reilly, right, discusses the specifics of expungement paperwork with another volunteer attorney at Friday’s clinic. Photo by Sarah Asch/VTDigger MIDDLEBURY —...

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Rutland chief allows officers to view video of Louras shootout

Rutland Police Chief Brian A. Kilcullen. Photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDigger Rutland City Police Chief Brian Kilcullen said he is allowing city officers involved a fatal shootout with a suspect to view...

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Special Burlington police panel requests additional time for review

Kevin Rodgers, a member of the special Burlington police committee, listens last May as Police Chief Brandon del Pozo discusses the department’s use of force policy. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...

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Death of Winooski woman and suicide of her fiance puzzling police

Police are investigating the unexpected death of a young Winooski mother early this month, the overlapping suicide of her fiance, and the circumstances surrounding both deaths that they say are...

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Advocates index police-reported race data from traffic stops

Mark Hughes, the head of the racial justice advocacy organization Justice For All, at the Statehouse in April 2019. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Five years after legislation began mandating...

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Lawmakers hope to widen list of crimes that can be expunged

Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he plans to take up further expungement reform in the upcoming legislative session. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A panel...

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Attorney general charges St. Albans cop with assault for punching woman

Former St. Albans police officer Sgt. Jason Lawton. Attorney General TJ Donovan announced charges Thursday against a police officer in St. Albans who punched a woman in the face while she was...

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Stenger wants his passport back; prosecutors say no

Bill Stenger’s defense attorney Brooks McArthur, right, proclaimed Stenger’s “overwhelming innocence” after Stenger was arraigned on charges pertaining to the EB-5 fraud case in federal court in...

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Drug operation in Northeast Kingdom leads to 16 arrested or charged

U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan speaks about a drug-crime operation Thursday at the St. Johnsbury town government building. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger ST. JOHNSBURY — A federal and state crackdown...

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Judge chastises boyfriend of accused killer: ‘There’s a human decency issue...

Corey Cassani was sentenced to three to seven years in prison in St. Albans Criminal court on Thursday as an accessory after the fact in the killing of Troy Ford in Highgate. Pool photo by Tom...

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SCOV Law Blog: Denied early release, inmate appeals

Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. Sullivan v. Menard 2019 VT 76 Not everyone spends a lot of time in criminal court. Even fewer people spend a lot of time...

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BPD disproportionately used force on black residents, new report shows

Burlington police at work along the Church Street Marketplace. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Black individuals were the subjects in more than a fifth of the cases where Burlington police...

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