State v. Stimpson, 563 A.2d 1001 (Vt. 1989)

Cases | State v. Stimpson, 563 A.2d 1001

The defendant pled nolo contendere to several burglary offenses and was ordered to pay restitution as a condition of probation. The defendant appealed from a portion of the award that corresponded to a burglary incident that was not covered by the plea agreement and for which the defendant was not...

State v. Sausville, 557 A.2d 502 (Vt. 1989)

Cases | State v. Sausville, 557 A.2d 502

The defendant pled guilty to simple assault and stipulated in a plea agreement that the amount of restitution would be determined at a restitution hearing. The defendant did not testify at the hearing and the court ordered restitution without inquiring into his ability to pay or determining a...

State v. Meyers, 569 A.2d 1081 (Vt. 1989)

Cases | State v. Meyers, 569 A.2d 1081

The defendant was convicted of careless and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. At sentencing, the victim expressed outrage at the tendency of the legal system to ignore the rights of victims and requested a maximum sentence. The court ordered the defendant to pay restitution in an amount not...

State v. Clark, 566 A.2d 1346 (Vt. 1989)

Cases | State v. Clark, 566 A.2d 1346

The defendant pled nolo contendere to attempted assault and robbery and to grand larceny. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the State violated the plea agreement by questioning crime victims and eliciting their opinion that the defendant should receive a sentence longer than that called for by...

State v. Fales, 599 A.2d 1046 (Vt. 1991)

Cases | State v. Fales, 599 A.2d 1046

The trial court denied the defendant bail after arrest for simple assault upon his wife. The defendant appealed. The court held that threats to the well-being of the victim were too remote and attenuated from the integrity of the criminal proceedings to dictate denial of the right to bail. The...

State v. Bonfanti, 603 A.2d 365 (Vt. 1991)

Cases | State v. Bonfanti, 603 A.2d 365

The defendant pled no contest to fourth degree arson resulting from a fire that destroyed a building he owned. The trial court ordered the defendant to make restitution to two insurance companies that insured the building and paid money on a mortgage covering it. On appeal, the defendant claimed...

State v. Murray, 617 a.2d 135 (Vt. 1992)

Cases | State v. Murray, 617 a.2d 135

The defendant pled no contest to welfare fraud and entered into a deferred-sentence agreement whereby the court deferred imposition of sentence for three years and placed her on probation with payment of restitution as a condition. A large portion of restitution remained unpaid after the end of the...

State v. Sauve, 621 A.2d 1296 (Vt. 1993)

Cases | State v. Sauve, 621 A.2d 1296

The defendant was charged with burglary, unlawful mischief, and trespass for allegedly entering his girlfriend’s residence after she obtained a restraining order against him. The court imposed a no-contact condition on the defendant’s release on bail. The defendant appeared at his...

State v. Gibney, 825 A.2d 32 (Vt. 2005)

Cases | State v. Gibney, 825 A.2d 32

The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder. At sentencing, the court used the definition of “victim” in crime victim compensation statute Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5301(4) to conclude that the victim’s family members were “victims” and that the murder...

State v. Leach, 833 A.2d 1260 (Vt. 2003)

Cases | State v. Leach, 833 A.2d 1260

The defendant pled guilty in April 2001 to one count of attempting to elude a police officer and was granted a six-month deferred sentence on condition that the sentence could be extended to allow him to pay restitution if ordered. In July 2001, the trial court found that the State suffered...