Vermont Invasion of Privacy Law
United States of America v. Joseph Llano
Rutland, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Joseph Llano, 26, of Springfield, Massachusetts, his uncles, Tanashe Edwards and Edwin Davila, and numerous other co-conspirators, that trafficked cocaine base and fentanyl from Massachusetts to Central Vermont. The group distributed drugs to a large number of custo... More...
$ (02-11-2026 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Samuel Alfaro-Sanchez
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after having been found in the District of Vermont on August 13, 2025, without any lawful status to be in the country. Alfaro-Sanchez, illegally entered the United States on numerous prior occasions. In 2008, Alfaro-Sanchez voluntarily returned to Mexico after having been ... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - VT)<H2> United States of America v. Carlos Nonoal-Cano
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of illegal aliens. On December 16, 2025, agents from U.S. Border Patrol received a notification of border crossing on the Vermont-Canada border and received an image of individuals crossing the snow-covered border on foot taken that evening. When Border Patrol agents conducted a search of the rem... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Carlos Alfredo Barrera Vasquez </h1></h1>
Burlington, Vermont, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Illegal Aliens<br> <br> The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 19, 2025, Carlos Alfredo Barrera Vasquez, 31, of Jalapa, Guatemala, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 12 months imprisonment. Barrera Vasq... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel Alfaro-Sanchez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Reentry to the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Charged with Illegal Reentry to the United States</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center>... More...
$0 (08-31-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Boisvert, Meghan Cox </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with armed bank robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Hampshire Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges For 2024 Crime Spree</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> <center><br> <h1><br> Sponsored By <br> <a href="http://www.morelaw... More...
$0 (06-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Nasir Hussain </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indian Citizen Convicted of Submitting Fraudulent Immigration Application</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> After a two-day trial before Unit... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Owin Thomas </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New York Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center>... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<h1> United States of America v. Benjamin Gutierrez-Morales </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bringing Illegal Aliens to the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican Man Charged with Bringing Aliens to the United States</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal grand jury indicted Benjamin Gutier... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - VT)<H2> Migrant Justice v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al. </H2>
Burlington, Vermont immigration lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants seeking information under the Freedom of Information Act, 05 USC 552.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/vermont/news/burlington/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Burlington</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> <br> 5 U.S.C. 552 -... More...
$0 (11-22-2022 - VT)State of Vermont v. Emily K. St. Peter <table> <td>
In February 2015, the State charged defendant with several counts of animal cruelty <br> alleging that she deprived eight horses of adequate food, water, shelter, or necessary medical <br> attention. The State alleged that all eight horses showed signs of malnourishment, malnutrition, <br> and overall neglect of their needs for the past ten to twelve months. <br> ¶ 3. Defendant filed a motion to... More...
$0 (07-02-2018 - VT)State of Vermont v. William Schenk <table> <td>
Defendant William Schenk was charged with two counts of <br> disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of <br> Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that <br> the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated. <br> Defendant appeals the trial co... More...
$0 (06-11-2018 - VT)State of Vermont v. William Schenk <table> <td>
Defendant William Schenk was charged with two counts of <br> disorderly conduct, in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 1026(a)(1), in connection with the distribution of <br> Ku Klux Klan recruitment flyers in the City of Burlington. For each count, the State charged that <br> the penalty should be enhanced under 13 V.S.A. § 1455 because the crime was hate-motivated. <br> Defendant appeals the trial c... More...
$0 (05-05-2018 - VT)State of Vermont v. Dale Byam <table> <td>
The underlying facts of this case are not in dispute. Defendant was arraigned on <br> July 17, 2013, for aggravated domestic assault and cruelty to a child. The Superior Court, Orange <br> Unit, Criminal Division imposed conditions of pretrial release that included a twenty-four-hour <br> curfew with exceptions only for legal and medical appointments and for emergencies. The court <br> restrict... More...
$0 (06-19-2017 - VT)State of Vermont v. Jason L. Gagne
This appeal stems from a road rage incident in St. Albans in <br> which defendant Jason Gagne chased a couple across town, eventually pulling up next to their <br> truck and pointing a rifle at them. Before trial, defendant moved to suppress the results of his <br> alcohol breath test on the ground that he was not able to meaningfully communicate with his <br> lawyer before submitting to the te... More...
$0 (06-10-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. Amy Koenig
On January 22, 2014 at about 6:30 p.m., the Vermont State Police received a tip <br> from an identified caller about the erratic operation of a motor vehicle in the Town of Bethel. <br> The caller provided the vehicle’s license plate number, which the State Police used to identify <br> the registered owner and her address. The arresting trooper parked on South Main Street in front <br> of the ... More...
$0 (06-07-2016 - vT)State of Vermont v. Willy Levitt
Defendant was convicted of simple assault in a jury trial in <br> December 2014 and placed on probation. He requests that this Court reverse his conviction and <br> remand for a new trial because the trial court improperly defined reasonable doubt for the jury, <br> thus lowering the standard of proof. In the alternative, he raises three arguments regarding his <br> probation conditions: (1) tha... More...
$0 (05-29-2016 - VT)State of Vermont v. David G. Buckley
Defendant’s claims of error require a detailed review of the evidence presented at <br> trial. The incident giving rise to these charges transpired on May 17, 2014, on defendant’s <br> property in Bennington, Vermont. The property is located across the street from the police <br> station, and it is bisected by two public roads. Defendant lives on the property with his brother, <br> Peter Bu... More...
$0 (05-29-2016 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Daniel Hunt
This case came before the Supreme Court on March 2, 2016, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. The defendant, Daniel Hunt, was charged with two counts of second-degree child molestation sexual assault (second-degree child molestation). <br> After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant ... More...
$0 (04-12-2016 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Anthony Gotavaskas / State v. Grant S. Bercik
During the summer of 2013, defendant Gotavaskas was charged with burglary of <br> an occupied dwelling in one docket and providing false information and operation without the <br> owner’s consent in a second docket. At his arraignment on September 10, 2013, Gotavaskas <br> raised the issue of his competency and the trial court ordered a competency evaluation pursuant <br> to 13 V.S.A. § 4814. ... More...
$0 (02-08-2016 - VT)United States v. Allen
The facts are not in dispute. On July 25 or 26, 2012, the Springfield,<br> Vermont Police Department received a written complaint that on July 23, John<br> Johnston had been assaulted by a man known to him only as “D.J.” A<br> Springfield police officer interviewed Johnston on July 26, and based on that<br> interview, and the officer’s ... More...
$0 (01-31-2016 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Leo Paul Pratt II
Defendant appeals his conviction in Addison Superior Court on <br> the grounds that the court erred by: (1) admitting the victim’s out-of-court statements under <br> Vermont Rule of Evidence 804a; (2) admitting expert testimony under Vermont Rule of <br> Evidence 702; and (3) coercing a jury verdict. We affirm. <br> ¶ 2. Defendant was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor under th... More...
$0 (01-01-2016 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Leo Paul Pratt II
Defendant was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a minor under the age of <br> thirteen in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3253(a)(8). The victim, T.B., was twelve years old at the <br> time of the incident that gave rise to this case. Evidence presented at trial demonstrates the <br> following. On November 14, 2012, T.B. arrived home from school and was alone in the house <br> with defendant,... More...
$0 (12-31-2015 - VT)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. <br> <br> ¶ 2. The following facts are undisputed. On November 12, 2013, shortly before <br> midnight, defendant was pulled over for speeding. T... More...
$0 (12-31-2015 - VT)Vermont Human Rights Commission, Lynne Silloway, Mary Bertrand and Lisa DeBlois v. State of Vermont, Department of Corrections and Department of Human Services
The Vermont Human Rights Commission and three female employees of the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) filed suit against the State—the DOC and the Vermont Department of Human Resources (DHR)—claiming that the DOC violated the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act (VFEPA), 21 V.S.A. §§ 495-496a, by paying a male employee in the same position as the female plaintiffs as much as $10,000... More...
$0 (12-29-2015 - VT)State Of Vermont v. Anthony Gotavaskas / State v. Grant S. Bercik
The State appeals the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division’s <br> decisions to seal certain portions of competency reports prepared in connection with court <br> ordered competency evaluations of Anthony Gotavaskas and Grant S. Bercik, defendants in two <br> separate criminal cases. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand. <br> The facts of the respective underlying cases are ... More...
$0 (12-27-2015 - VT)Adam Cate v. City of Burlington
¶ 1. ROBINSON, J. Plaintiff filed suit for breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) against his former employer, the City of Burlington, claiming that the City disciplined him for actions and in a manner not authorized by the City's personnel manual. The trial court granted the City summary judgment, concluding that the manual unambiguously allowed... More...
$0 (08-02-2013 - VT)Rutland Herald v. City of Rutland and AFSCME Council 93, Local No. 1201
¶ 1. BURGESS, J. The City of Rutland appeals from the trial court's order, on remand, directing it to disclose certain records under the Vermont Public Records Act (PRA), 1 V.S.A. §§ 315-320. The records concern several Rutland Police Department (RPD) employees who were investigated and disciplined for viewing and sending pornography on work computers while on duty. The City... More...
$0 (10-11-2013 - VT)Peter Dernier v. Mortgage Network, Inc.
¶ 1. DOOLEY, J. Plaintiffs Peter and Nicole Dernier appeal the dismissal for failure to state a claim, of their action for (1) a declaratory judgment that defendant U.S. Bank National Association cannot enforce the mortgage and promissory note for the debt associated with plaintiffs' purchase of their house based on irregularities and fraud in the transfer of both instruments, (2) a... More...
$0 (10-18-2013 - VT)Anne Galloway v. Town of Hartford
¶ 1. SKOGLUND, J. Hartford police officers responded to a report of a possible burglary in progress, and used considerable force in restraining the suspect. The alleged burglar turned out to be the homeowner, who was disoriented due to a medical condition. Journalist Anne Galloway requested records relating to the police contact with the homeowner from the chief of police. The ch... More...
$0 (08-03-2012 - VT)Natalie W. Billings v. Jireh S. Billings, Sr.
¶ 1. Plaintiff wife appeals the family court's final judgment order in this divorce proceeding. Wife makes the following three arguments on appeal: (1) the family court abused its discretion by granting husband's motion in limine excluding evidence of any revocable trusts or wills under which he may be a beneficiary; (2) the family court abused its discretion when it refused to inclu... More...
$0 (10-14-2011 - VT)Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company v. Glenn A. Myer, Reggie Cooper and BMG Insurance Company
Glenn A. Myer appeals from a summary judgment declaring that his insurer, Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company, owed him no duty to indemnify or pay defense costs on appeal from a third-party claim, and dismissing Myer's counterclaims for bad faith and consumer fraud. We affirm the court's dismissal of the counterclaims, but reverse its decision on the duty to defend and indemnify, and remand for... More...
$0 (11-30--0001 - VT)Mary Raynes v. Earl Rogers
Defendant appeals from the family court's decision granting plaintiff's request for a final abuse-prevention order. We affirm. <P> 2. The parties agree on the following facts. Plaintiff and defendant were involved in a romantic relationship and lived together for approximately six years. They separated in February 2006, when plaintiff moved out of defendant's home. Following... More...
$0 (04-18-2008 - VT)<a href="http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root3/supct/current/2002-412.op" target="_new">Caledonian-Record Publishing Company, Inc. v. Vermont State Colleges, et al.</a>
<P>Plaintiff Caledonian-Record Publishing Company, Inc. appeals from a superior court order denying its request for access to student disciplinary records and hearings at Lyndon State College and the Vermont College System as a whole. Plaintiff contends the court erred in concluding that the disciplinary records and hearings are generally exempt from public access under the Vermont... More...
$0 (10-03-2003 - VT)<A href="http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root3/supct/current/2001-453.op" target="_new">Schmitt v. Lalancette</a>
<P> 1. This appeal challenges a court order limiting discovery and independent investigation before trial. Appellant Paul Schmitt appeals from a jury verdict finding that appellee Richard Lalancette was not liable to Schmitt in connection with a house inspection that Lalancette performed for Schmitt. Schmitt claims Lalancette's inspection failed to identify serious structural f... More...
$0 (03-21-2003 - VT)<A href="http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root3/supct/current/2002-180.op" target="_new">King v. Gorczyk</a>
<P> 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...
$0 (03-28-2003 - VT)