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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 04, § 439 (2026)

Repealed. 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.

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(Cite as: 4 V.S.A. § 439)
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Cited in 4 cases, 1977–2016 · leading case: State v. Hunt, 485 A.2d 109 (Vt. 1984).
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State v. Hunt, 485 A.2d 109 (Vt. 1984). · cites it 6× “At that time 4 V.S.A. § 439 provided: "The district court shall have jurisdiction to try, render judgment and pass sentence in prosecutions for felon[ies] wherein the maximum penalty is imprisonment for less than life.”
State v. Lapham, 377 A.2d 249 (Vt. 1977). · cites it 2× “§ 2303) and that the superior court has exclusive jurisdiction of felonies for which the punishment is life imprisonment (4 V.”
State v. Page, 757 A.2d 1038 (Vt. 2000). “See 4 V.S.A. § 439 (district court has jurisdiction over felonies); 13 V.”
In re Joseph Bruyette, No. 2015-181 (Vt. June 9, 2016). “See 4 V.S.A. § 439 (“The district court shall have jurisdiction to try, render judgment and pass sentence in prosecutions for felonies.”
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