12 Vermont opinions name it 2 courts 2014–2026 4 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 Dunhamgreen2 sentences2018See 144 Vt. at 446-47 ; 450 (“Petitioner’s mere presence as a bystander at the scene of the crime, by itself, is not enough…”). 2017Dunham , 144 Vt. at 446 -47 , 479 A.2d at 146 -47 . | 1 | 2 |
Curtis Hier v. Slate Valley Unified School Districtgreen1 sentence2026Dist., 2025 VT 2, ¶ 8 (quoting V.R.C.P. 56(a)). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Sodarogreen1 sentence2025Sodaro, 2005 VT 67, ¶ 9 (quotation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Markugreen2 sentences2017State v. Marku , 2004 VT 31 , ¶ 22, 176 Vt. 607 , 850 A.2d 993 (mem.) ("We require only substantial compliance with the requirements of Rule 11, and we will not reverse if the alleged violation is merely a technical violation."). 2017State v. Marku , 2004 VT 31 , ¶ 22, 176 Vt. 607 , 850 A.2d 993 (mem.) ("We require only substantial compliance with the requirements of Rule 11, and we will not reverse if the alleged violation is merely a technical violation."). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Vermont. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
In re Cynthia Pinheiro
green
2 sentences2026In re Pinheiro, 2018 VT 50, ¶ 9 , 207 Vt. 466 , 189 A.3d 1167 . 2026In re Pinheiro, 2018 VT 50, ¶ 9 , 207 Vt. 466 , 189 A.3d 1167 . | 1 | 2026–2026 |
In Re Thomas Velde, Jr. (State of Vermont, Appellant)
neutral
1 sentence2025An identical situation was recently addressed by the Vermont Supreme Court in In re Velde, 2024 VT 80 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
In re Anthony Bridger
green
1 sentence2020Rule 11 “advice,” V.R.Cr.P. 11(c), and the inquiry into “accuracy,” or factual basis, V.R.Cr.P. 11(f), are “inextricably connected to the voluntariness of the defendant’s plea.” In re Bridger, 2017 VT 79, 911 , 205 Vt. 380 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
In Re Stevens
green
2 sentences2020In re Stevens, 144 Vt. at 256 , 478 A.2d at 215 . ¶ 24. 2020In re Stevens, 144 Vt. at 256 , 478 A.2d at 215 . ¶ 24. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. Delisle
green
2 sentences2018The trial court stated that it was "not saying that it will or will not accept the plea agreement" and concluded the change of plea hearing by stating "we will reconvene in approximately one week and complete this case either with an acceptance of the plea agreement and a sentencing under the plea agreement to the deferred sentence or some other outcome ." At no point during or prior to the hearing did the trial court inform defendant, either explicitly or implicitly, that "it will embody in the judgment and sentence the disposition provided for in the plea agreement or *1108 a less onerous di 2018The trial court stated that it was "not saying that it will or will not accept the plea agreement" and concluded the change of plea hearing by stating "we will reconvene in approximately one week and complete this case either with an acceptance of the plea agreement and a sentencing under the plea agreement to the deferred sentence or some other outcome ." At no point during or prior to the hearing did the trial court inform defendant, either explicitly or implicitly, that "it will embody in the judgment and sentence the disposition provided for in the plea agreement or *1108 a less onerous di | 1 | 2018–2018 |
State v. Yates
green
1 sentence2018Id. at 23 .3 As in Dunham, Mr. Yates did not admit to any facts supporting his charges. | 1 | 2018–2018 |
State v. Petrucelli
green
2 sentences2015It further explained that pursuant to the retroactivity principle laid out in State v. Petrucelli, 156 Vt. 382 , 592 A.2d 365 (1991), the ten-year limitations period applied to petitioner’s underlying offense. 4 We note that, during the change-of-plea hearing, the State mentioned only the years 2000-2003, while the State’s filed information alleges conduct that took place through 2005. 2015It further explained that pursuant to the retroactivity principle laid out in State v. Petrucelli, 156 Vt. 382 , 592 A.2d 365 (1991), the ten-year limitations period applied to petitioner’s underlying offense. 4 We note that, during the change-of-plea hearing, the State mentioned only the years 2000-2003, while the State’s filed information alleges conduct that took place through 2005. | 1 | 2015–2015 |
State v. St. Francis
green
2 sentences2014Francis, 160 Vt. 352 , 628 A.2d 556 , to argue that the conditions of probation are effective at the moment they are read aloud in open court — at the change-of-plea hearing — rather than at the moment the probation order is signed. 2014Francis , 160 Vt. 352 , to argue that the conditions of probation are effective at the moment they are read aloud in open court—at the change-of-plea hearing—rather than at the moment the probation order is signed. | 1 | 2014–2014 |
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.