Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1406 (2026)

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(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 1406)

§ 1406. Defense

It is a defense to a prosecution under this chapter that the defendant renounced his or her criminal purpose by:

(1) conduct designed to prevent the commission of the crime agreed upon; or

(2) giving timely notice to a law enforcement official of the conspiracy and of the defendant’s part in it; or

(3) making a timely, positive statement to one or more of the other parties to the agreement that the defendant will not participate in the crime. (Added 1985, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: State v. Wetter, 2011 VT 111 (Vt. 2011).

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State v. Wetter, 2011 VT 111 (Vt. 2011). · cites it 3× “§ 1406, reads in relevant part: It is a defense to a prosecution under this chapter that the defendant renounced his or her criminal purpose by: (1) conduct designed to prevent the commission of the crime agreed upon; or *484 (3) making a timely, positive statement to one or…”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1406(1) — 1 case

State v. Wetter, 2011 VT 111 (Vt. 2011). “§ 1406, reads in relevant part: It is a defense to a prosecution under this chapter that the defendant renounced his or her criminal purpose by: (1) conduct designed to prevent the commission of the crime agreed upon; or *484 (3) making a timely, positive statement to one or…”

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