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SCOV Law Blog: When silence is problematic
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. State v. Ladue, 2017 VT 20 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr First, the story. Once upon a time,...
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Marijuana legalization heads to House floor
A worker tends marijuana at a growing facility. Photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDigger With the end of the session looming May 6, marijuana legalization is set to come to the House floor. The House Human...
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N.H. man accused of kidnapping and raping teenage girl in Vermont
Kurt Carpentino, 33, of Manchester, N.H., was previously convicted in 2003 of assaulting seven teenage girls. Photo by Harmony Birch/Brattleboro ReformerEditor’s note: This story by Harmony Birch was...
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Burlington police chief has message for U.S. attorney general
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo and Mayor Miro Weinberger. File photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — Police Chief Brandon del Pozo took aim at U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a...
View ArticleSex assault conviction, sentence affirmed on appeal
BENNINGTON — A former Bennington man serving a 10-years-to-life sentence for sexual assault, aggravated domestic assault and voyeurism has lost an appeal of his conviction and the terms of sentencing....
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UPDATED: Duby admits to murder in death of Dezirae Sheldon
Dezirae Sheldon in the arms of Patricia Holden, her aunt. Courtesy photo (This story was updated and expanded May 1 at 9:35 p.m.) RUTLAND — Dennis Duby has told police a few different stories about how...
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Vermont finalizes prison contract with Pennsylvania
Lisa Menard, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerThe state of Vermont announced a new agreement Monday to house several hundred prisoners at...
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Vermont House OKs one ounce marijuana possession
Rep. Chip Conquest, D-Wells River. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger Late Tuesday evening, the House approved a bill that would legalize possession of marijuana for adults. The measure, H.170, would...
View ArticleRacial justice legislation heads to governor’s desk
Legislation that would create a panel to examine racial disparities in the criminal justice system is headed to the governor’s desk. H.308 cleared its final legislative hurdle Monday when the Senate...
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Despite House’s OK, legalization bill likely roadblocked
Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerThough a measure to legalize possession of marijuana passed a major milestone Wednesday, the bill is not on a trajectory to pass this...
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Burlington College donor says she never signed pledge
Jane Sanders file photo.A donor says that former Burlington College President Jane Sanders mischaracterized the terms of a gift the donor planned to give the institution. Corinne Bove Maietta, a member...
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FBI chief tangles with Leahy over Clinton ‘October surprise’
FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate oversight hearing on the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails.WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats this week questioned the judgment of James Comey, the...
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Suspect in ex-Frost Heaves player’s slaying arrested in Florida
Jayveon Caballero Authorities arrested the suspect in the January slaying of former Vermont Frost Heaves forward Markus Austin on Thursday in Florida and are working on bringing him to Vermont to face...
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Jay Peak receiver asks town board to waive $164,159 tax penalty
Michael Goldberg at a Statehouse news conference last month. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger JAY — The man running Jay Peak Resort has asked a town board to forgive a tax penalty. The resort missed an...
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SCOV Law Blog: Defendant’s waiver must be ‘knowing, voluntary and intelligent’
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re: Jankowski 2016 VT 112 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Let’s stroll through how a criminal case...
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Case closed, no charges for Burlington College burglary suspect
The campus of Burlington College on North Avenue in Burlington. Photo by Laura Krantz/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Police say they’ve completed their investigation into a burglary last summer at the now...
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Montpelier softens stance on police immigration policy
From left: Washington County State’s Attorney Scott Williams, Vermont State Police Maj. Glenn Hall, and Montpelier Police Chief Tony Facos. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerEditor’s note: This story...
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Permit for assisted living facility in Manchester appealed
A permit for a proposed assisted living facility on the former Bromley Brook School campus in Manchester is being appealed to the state environmental court. Photo by Greg Sukiennik/Manchester...
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SEC seeks to depose Canadian executives over Jay Peak sale
The Hotel Jay at Jay Peak Resort. VTDigger file photoFederal regulators are asking a U.S. judge to assist them in obtaining the testimony of two top executives at the Canadian company that sold Jay...
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Prosecution: Keep ex away from I-89 wrong-way driver
Steven Bourgoin appears in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on Monday. He is accused of causing a crash in October that killed five teenagers. Pool photo by Glenn Russell/The Burlington Free...
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