Burlington, Vermont criminal defense felony firearm possession charge lawyer represented Aaron Loucks, 27, of Burlington, Vermont, who was charged with possession of a firearm while being a user of controlled substances.

According to the complaint filed on Monday, Loucks has struggled with psychological and drug addiction issues since high school. In early December 2020, Loucks was char... More...    $0 (01-11-2021 - VT)

Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with assaulting a border guard.

Michael Scaduto, 33, of Littleton, Massachusetts, charged with assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol Agent.


Scaduto admitted that, after a U.S. Border Patrol Agent had pulled Scaduto over on Route 105 in the vicinity of Richford, Vermont, Scaduto got out of his vehicle and a... More...    $0 (10-11-2020 - VT)

Burlington, VT - Former Senior Living Facility Resident Sentenced to 5 Years of Probation and a $10,000 Fine for Possession of Ricin

Betty Miller, 71, formerly of Shelburne, Vermont, was sentenced on September 6, 2018 by the Honorable Christina Reiss to a term of five years of probation, including extensive mental health treatment, following her plea to knowingly possessing ricin in viola... More...    $0 (09-06-2018 - VT)

Burlington, VT - New York Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation Offense

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brett Ferrell, 33, of New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland for traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Chief United States District Judge Geo... More...    $0 (09-13-2018 - 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)

The central question in this case is whether a parent may be
convicted of custodial interference under 13 V.S.A. § 2451 for interfering with the custody of the
Department for Children and Families (DCF) in the absence of a court order specifying the
schedule and limitations of the parent’s visitation. Defendant Liana Roy was convicted of
custodial interference for taking her ... More...    $0 (07-09-2018 - VT)

In February 2015, the State charged defendant with several counts of animal cruelty
alleging that she deprived eight horses of adequate food, water, shelter, or necessary medical
attention. The State alleged that all eight horses showed signs of malnourishment, malnutrition,
and overall neglect of their needs for the past ten to twelve months.
¶ 3. Defendant filed a motion to ... More...    $0 (07-02-2018 - VT)

Defendant William Schenk was charged with two counts of
disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of
Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that
the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated.
Defendant appeals the trial cour... More...    $0 (06-11-2018 - 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 William Schenk was charged with two counts of
disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of
Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that
the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated.
Defendant appeals the trial cou... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - 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)

The underlying facts of this case are not in dispute. Defendant was arraigned on
July 17, 2013, for aggravated domestic assault and cruelty to a child. The Superior Court, Orange
Unit, Criminal Division imposed conditions of pretrial release that included a twenty-four-hour
curfew with exceptions only for legal and medical appointments and for emergencies. The court
restrict... More...    $0 (06-19-2017 - 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)

The underlying facts are not disputed. On August 5, 2013, defendant was arraigned
on a charge of possessing stolen property. Defendant was ordered to provide the court with a
surety bond or cash in the amount of $5000. Defendant’s conditions of release also required him
to come to court for scheduled hearings and to provide his attorney and the court with his updated
address... More...    $0 (12-17-2016 - 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 was convicted of simple assault in a jury trial in
December 2014 and placed on probation. He requests that this Court reverse his conviction and
remand for a new trial because the trial court improperly defined reasonable doubt for the jury,
thus lowering the standard of proof. In the alternative, he raises three arguments regarding his
probation conditions: (1) tha... More...    $0 (05-29-2016 - 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)

This interlocutory appeal calls upon us to decide whether V.S.A. § 462 creates an exemption from the general six-year limitation for the State of Vermont’s claims against a host of defendants for generalized injury to state waters as a whole due to groundwater contamination from gasoline additives. On the basis of the statute of
limitations, the trial court dismissed the State’s claims ins... 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)

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 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)

The events that resulted in this conviction and appeal occurred during the late
evening and early morning hours of October 26 and 27, 2012. All of the principal witnesses—
the complainant K.M. and her two friends, M.B. and H.D.—testified that, along with defendant,
they met at M.B.’s apartment in the City of Newport on the evening in question before driving to
a bar in the Tow... More...    $0 (03-02-2016 - VT)

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of sexual assault,
in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(1). He contends: (1) the seating of two biased jurors
deprived him of his right to an impartial jury; (2) the trial court committed prejudicial error by
prohibiting him from using a prior conviction to impeach a witness; and (3) the prosecutor’s
comments during closing argum... More...    $0 (02-28-2016 - VT)

Defendant and the State entered a plea agreement, in exchange for which the
charge was amended and other charges against defendant were dismissed. The plea agreement
contemplated a contested sentencing hearing allowing the State to argue for a sentence of up to
forty years to life to serve and defendant to argue for a sentence of ten years to life, split to serve
five years. ... More...    $0 (02-08-2016 - VT)