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5 Vermont opinions name it 1 courts 2005–2018 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Vermont courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
In Re Smithgreen2 sentences2015“If a failure to understand the most central Rules of Professional Conduct could be an acceptable defense for a charged violation, even in cases of good faith mistake, the public’s confidence in the bar, and more importantly, the public’s protection against lawyer overreaching would diminish considerably.” The prohibition against lawyers commingling private monies with client funds is a fundamental precept. “[M] istake about the applicability of an ethical rule cannot excuse or even mitigate misconduct when the lawyer has violated a rule fundamental to governance of the legal profession.” Id . 2015“If a failure to understand the most central Rules of Professional Conduct could be an acceptable defense for a charged violation, even in cases of good faith mistake, the public’s confidence in the bar, and more importantly, the public’s protection against lawyer overreaching would diminish considerably.” The prohibition against lawyers commingling private monies with client funds is a fundamental precept. “[Mistake about the applicability of an ethical rule cannot excuse or even mitigate misconduct when the lawyer has violated a rule fundamental to governance of the legal profession.” Id. ¶ | 3 | 3 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Vermont. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Sanville
green
2 sentences2018In State v. Sanville , we held that this probation condition was impermissibly vague as applied to the charged violation in that case. *826 2011 VT 34 , ¶ 10, 189 Vt. 626 , 22 A.3d 450 (mem.). 2018In State v. Sanville , we held that this probation condition was impermissibly vague as applied to the charged violation in that case. *826 2011 VT 34 , ¶ 10, 189 Vt. 626 , 22 A.3d 450 (mem.). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
State v. Danaher
green
2 sentences2005Id. at 594 , 819 A.2d at 695-96 . ¶ 4. 2005Id. at 594 , 819 A.2d at 695-96 . ¶ 4. | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.