Vermont DUI Law

<H2> State of Vermont v. Michael Merrick

Moretown, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, Michael Merrick, age 27, of Bedford, Massachusetts, who was charged with DUI.... More...

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United States of America v. Gavin Wilcox

Burlington, Vermond criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/vermont/news/burlington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Burlington</a> </center> </h1> </table> </center> On March 31, 2022, while investig... More...

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State of Vermont v. Aaron Cady <table> <td>

Defendant was convicted of his first DUI in 2006. In March 2012, defendant was convicted of DUI-2 following entry of a guilty plea. The 2012 plea colloquy for the DUI-2 included the following exchange: [THE COURT:] What the State says you did is that, on November 4th of 2011, at Lyndon, [you] operated a motor vehicle, specifically a Jeep Wrangler, on a public highway, tha... More...

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State of Vermont v. Christian Allis

The facts as found by the trial court in defendant’s civil suspension hearing may be summarized as follows. On October 5, 2015, a St. Albans police officer responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash at a parking lot in St. Albans. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer observed a pickup truck in a ditch near a telephone pole and tire marks in the gravel that suggested the <b... More...

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State of Vermont v. Jason L. Gagne

This appeal stems from a road rage incident in St. Albans in which defendant Jason Gagne chased a couple across town, eventually pulling up next to their truck and pointing a rifle at them. Before trial, defendant moved to suppress the results of his alcohol breath test on the ground that he was not able to meaningfully communicate with his lawyer before submitting to the te... More...

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State of Vermont Supreme Court v. Stephen Howard

In this driving under the influence (DUI) case, the State appeals the granting of defendant’s motion to exclude evidence collected from a traffic violation stop of his car. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the case because it concluded that the trooper who conducted the stop did not have a reasonable and articulable suspicion that defendant committed a traff... More...

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State of Vermont v. Tisa Farrow

The relevant background is as follows. Defendant was arraigned on charges of driving under the influence (DUI) pursuant to 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2) (“A person shall not operate . . . any vehicle on a highway . . . when the person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor.”) Before trial, defendant filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude from evidence the arresting o... More...

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State of Vermont v. Michael Rosenfield

In 2005 and 2008, defendant was convicted of two DUIs that occurred while he was eighteen and twenty-one years old, respectively. In February 2014, defendant pleaded guilty to a DUI-3, which occurred when he was twenty-seven years old. Because he had previously been convicted of two DUIs, defendant was subject to enhanced penalties. See 23 V.S.A. § 1210(d) (“A person con... More...

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State Of Vermont v. Timothy P. Perley

Defendant was charged with numerous crimes in March 2013, including: leaving the scene of an accident; violating conditions of release; operating with a suspended license; driving under the influence (DUI), third offense; and refusing to submit to an evidentiary test. Defendant pled nolo contendere to the first three charges. ¶ 3. In July 2013, defendant moved to dismiss th... More...

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State Of Vermont v. Kelly M. Taylor

The following facts are uncontested. In July 2014, defendant was stopped by a police officer in Lyndonville on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). At the stop, defendant submitted to a preliminary breath test showing an alcohol concentration above the legal limit. Defendant was arrested and taken to the Vermont State Police barracks in St. Johnsbury, w... More...

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State Of Vermont v. Paul Aiken

Defendant appeals the decision of the Orange Superior Court, Criminal Division denying his motion to suppress his refusal to submit to an evidentiary breath test on the ground that he was denied his right to counsel under 23 V.S.A. § 1202. We affirm. ¶ 2. The following facts are undisputed. On November 12, 2013, shortly before midnight, defendant was pulled over for speeding. T... More...

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State Of Vermont v. Kent Richland, Jr.

Defendant Kent Richland appeals his conviction for enabling the consumption of alcohol by a minor in violation of 7 V.S.A. § 658(a)(2), following a jury trial in Chittenden Superior Court, and the probation conditions imposed by the court at sentencing. We reverse the trial court’s holding with respect to the knowledge requirement of § 658(a)(2) and remand for a new trial. Because of o... More...

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State of Vermont v. Kent Richland, Jr.

Defendant Kent Richland appeals his conviction for enabling the consumption of alcohol by a minor in violation of 7 V.S.A. § 658(a)(2), following a jury trial in Chittenden Superior Court, and the probation conditions imposed by the court at sentencing. We reverse the trial court’s holding with respect to the knowledge requirement of § 658(a)(2) and remand for a new trial. Because of ou... More...

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Dr. Rajan D. Bhatt v. The University of Vermont

1. Plaintiff Dr. Rajan Bhatt appeals from a decision of the Chittenden Superior Court, granting summary judgment to defendant The University of Vermont (the University) on plaintiff's claim that he was subjected to discrimination because of his disability. On appeal, plaintiff argues that: (1) the Vermont Public Accommodations Act, 9 V.S.A. §§ 4500-4507 (VPAA), requires accommodati... More...

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<A href="http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root3/supct/current/2002-180.op" target="_new">King v. Gorczyk</a>

1. SKOGLUND, J. Plaintiff Mark W. King, an inmate of the North West Correctional Facility ("NWCF") in Swanton, appeals from the superior court's denial of his cross-motion for summary judgment and grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections ("DOC"), dismissing plaintiff's claims contesting the propriety of the random... More...

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