SCOV Law Blog: Sizing up the situation
The question is not whether the troopers’ observations were sufficient to arrest the defendants for DUI but whether they were enough to justify the pursuit and initial stop.
SCOV Law Blog: Drawing things out
A DUI can be and often is a person’s only crime or contact with the criminal justice system. It can come at any age and to any level of society. It usually stems from a mixture of the ubiquitous alcohol and poor judgment.
SCOV Law Blog: The ‘evanescent’ drunk
Vermont favors breath tests over blood tests to determine a DUI suspect’s BAC, and Vermont law dictates that if you drive a vehicle on Vermont highways, you have consented to giving a breath test.
Windsor state’s attorney to lead DUI court reforms for the state
Gov. Peter Shumlin has hired Robert Sand, who has been the state’s attorney in Windsor County for the last 15 years, to develop a DUI treatment court system in Vermont. DUI courts put “high risk” offenders — people with an addiction and/or a prior conviction — in treatment programs and requires them to regularly report [...]
With breath testers in doubt, Vermont prosecutors to toss dozens of DUI cases
Judging from the cruiser-cam video, the case against accused drunk driver Brian Grenier looked like a slam dunk.
Salmon, Bennington County Sheriff conduct "safe ride" program
Salmon himself was stopped in 2009 while driving just over the legal limit and knows first-hand how a good night can turn bad.
