Brattleboro, Vermont Defendant John Grega, age 32, was charged with rape and murder.

Grega was accused of killing his 31-year-od Wife Christine in the bathtub of a condo where the couple were vacationing on September 12, 1994.

According to the Supreme Court of Vermont:

"Defendant, a resident of New York, drove to Vermont on September 10, 1994, for a vacation with his wif... More...    $0 (08-04-1995 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of drugs.

Kenneth Jackson, 69, of Burlington, Vermont, pleaded guilty of one count of distribution of fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl.

In October and November 2022, Kenneth Jackson sold drugs from his car at City Hall Park in Burlin... More...    $0 (09-19-2023 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with kidnapping and interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle.

On January 4, 2019, Everett A. Simpson, age 45, formerly of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, absconded from the Valley Vista treatment facility in Bradford, Vermont, and stole a commercial van in Newbury, Vermont, eventually deserting that vehicle in a parkin... More...    $0 (04-18-2023 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a wrongful death negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result the deatt of Cecile Druzba in a motor vehicle accident.
... More...    $0 (10-20-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont personal injury car wreck lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a motor vehicle accident caused by Hogan.... More...    $0 (01-04-2022 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug distribuiton.

Elijah Jovann Wheeler-Watson, 25, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was charged in connection with his October 2019 drug trafficking activity in Vermont. Wheeler-Watson previously pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl.

According to court ... More...    $0 (12-10-2021 - VT)

Rutland, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute.

Shequille Carter, 28, was charged with possessing with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and more than 28 grams of cocaine base.

On August 21, 2019, Carter traveled with two others from the Burlington area to a St. Johnsbury residence linked to drug traffi... More...    $0 (04-30-2021 - VT)

Rutland, Vermont drug possession and distribution charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Shequille Carter, 28, who was charged for possessing with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and more than 28 grams of cocaine base.

On August 21, 2019, Carter traveled with two others from the Burlington area to a St. Johnsbury residence linked to drug trafficking. After a brief... More...    $0 (04-22-2021 - VT)

Burlngton, Vermont plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented Joanne Lamblin who sued Debra Cervini, who claimed to have suffered $500,000 in damages and/or injuries in a car wreck caused by Cervini.... More...    $1 (11-22-2020 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Dennis Carroll sued Schwan's Home Service, Inc. on personal injury, auto negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in the amount of $690,000.00 in a car truck wreck caused on Schwan's driver.... More...    $1 (12-31-2019 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Jose Pagan and Albert Milite, Jr. v. Bernard Avery and Everett J. Prescott, Jr. on personal injury, auto negligence and respondeat superior theories claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a car truck wreck.... More...    $1 (12-11-2019 - VT)

Defendant Lucas Dwight appeals the trial court’s restitution order requiring him to pay dental expenses resulting from defendant’s conviction for simple assault. Defendant raises two main issues: (1) whether the court erred in awarding restitution for expenses that complainant’s father paid on complainant’s behalf; and (2) whether the ordered repayment schedule, which considered defendant’s e... More...    $0 (08-01-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Bronx Man Sentenced to Three Years Imprisonment Following Alien Smuggling Trial

Denny Reyes, 28, of Bronx, New York, was sentenced on May 29, 2018, in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve concurrent terms of thirty-six and ten months in federal prison after his conviction at trial for Aiding and Abetting Alien Smuggling for Financial Gain and the... More...    $0 (05-31-2018 - VT)

Defendant Jack Sawyer appeals the trial court’s decision holding him without bail. Defendant is charged with four separate counts, each predicated on his alleged attempt to commit a crime, and three of which are punishable by life imprisonment. The sole question before this Court is whether the evidence of guilt is great that defendant attempted to commit any of the four charged crimes given the... More...    $0 (04-28-2018 - VT)

Defendant appeals the trial court’s decision that he violated the
terms of his juvenile probation by failing to attend school, comply with his GPS-monitoring
requirements, and participate in a Restorative Justice Panel. Defendant also appeals the trial
court’s decision to revoke his youthful-offender status based on these violations. We affirm in
part and reverse and remand ... More...    $0 (04-28-2018 - VT)

Defendant Jeffrey Davis appeals his conviction for financial
exploitation of a vulnerable adult under 13 V.S.A. § 1380(a) following a jury trial. He raises four
arguments on appeal. His first two arguments arise from the trial court’s denial of his motion for
a judgment of acquittal and the sufficiency of the State’s evidence. He also argues that the court’s
instructions to... More...    $0 (03-26-2018 - VT)

Following a jury trial, defendant appeals his convictions for simple
assault and disorderly conduct stemming from a late-night brawl in downtown Burlington. First,
he argues that the court abused its discretion and denied him his rights to present a defense, to
compulsory process, and to due process when it denied his motion to continue the trial despite the
unavailability of... More...    $0 (12-03-2017 - VT)

Defendant was charged with eleven offenses. The first five of these involved
alleged offenses against thirteen-year-old A.H., including one count of sexual assault against a
person under sixteen in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(c); one count of repeated sexual assault as
part of a common scheme or plan under 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(9); one count of lewd and lascivious
conduct with... More...    $0 (11-03-2017 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Michael DePalma of New Hampshire Sentenced To 72 Months For Conspiracy To Distribute Bath Salts Obtained From China

Michael DePalma, 57, of Plainfield, New Hampshire was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to distribute alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (“a-PVP”), a synthetic drug commonly referred to as “bath salts.” DePalma was convicted of conspiring with Louis Turcio,... More...    $0 (12-02-2016 - VT)

This case arises from a fight involving two groups of men that occurred on July 18,
2013, around midnight at the north end of Church Street in Burlington. As a result of the
altercation, defendant was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, and giving false
information to a police officer with the intent to deflect the investigation. At his jury trial on
February 3, ... More...    $0 (12-17-2016 - VT)

On June 7, 2013, after a nearly month-long investigation regarding a clandestine
methamphetamine operation, a detective with the Vermont State Police applied for and obtained a
warrant to search the residence and curtilage at a specified address on Windmill Point Road in
Alburg, Vermont. The search warrant was executed three days later by the state police and
associated law en... More...    $0 (12-17-2016 - VT)

This is an attempted murder case. At trial, defendant theorized
that a group of late-night club-goers with whom he was partying conspired to frame him for a
stabbing that occurred in downtown Burlington shortly after two o’clock in the morning of
January 15, 2012. Defendant argues that the trial court erred by excluding exculpatory testimony
and by giving misleading jury ins... More...    $0 (07-16-2016 - VT)

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...    $0 (06-10-2016 - VT)

On January 22, 2014 at about 6:30 p.m., the Vermont State Police received a tip
from an identified caller about the erratic operation of a motor vehicle in the Town of Bethel.
The caller provided the vehicle’s license plate number, which the State Police used to identify
the registered owner and her address. The arresting trooper parked on South Main Street in front
of the li... More...    $0 (06-07-2016 - vT)

Defendant’s claims of error require a detailed review of the evidence presented at
trial. The incident giving rise to these charges transpired on May 17, 2014, on defendant’s
property in Bennington, Vermont. The property is located across the street from the police
station, and it is bisected by two public roads. Defendant lives on the property with his brother,
Peter Buckle... More...    $0 (05-29-2016 - VT)

Defendant Dylan Stinson appeals from a judgment finding him
liable to plaintiffs Kevin and Linda Flanagan for damage to their vacation home from a fire
started in an outdoor fireplace on their deck by a group of teenagers who were there without their
permission. Stinson contends that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to find him liable for the
damage under a concerted-acti... More...    $0 (04-30-2016 - VT)

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 traffic... More...    $0 (04-30-2016 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Jesse Emerson And Wife Eugenia Emerson of Springfield Sentenced For Distribution Of Synthetic Drugs From China And Heroin Offenses


esse Emerson, 36, of Springfield, Vermont was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison based on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (a-PVP) over an eight-month period in 2014 and 2015. Chief Judge Chr... More...    $0 (04-04-2016 - VT)

The facts are taken from the record and are uncontested, except when indicated.
In May 2009, defendant was charged with one count of engaging in a sexual act with a person
under the age of sixteen, 13 V.S.A. § 3252(c), a felony, and one count of furnishing alcohol to a
person under the age of twenty-one, 7 V.S.A. § 658(a)(1). The charges arose from an April 2009
incident in w... More...    $0 (03-25-2016 - VT)

In December 2014, defendant was charged with felony extortion, domestic
assault, and unlawful mischief in the amount of $250 or less following an incident involving his
mother (Docket No. 1158-12-14 Bncr). The facts pertaining to that incident are as follows.
Defendant’s mother was the representative payee for defendant’s social security disability
benefits. Defendant, who s... More...    $0 (03-18-2016 - VT)

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 office... More...    $0 (03-13-2016 - VT)