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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 3271 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : SENTENCING, TREATMENT, AND SUPERVISION

(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 3271)
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Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2021 · leading case: State v. Lumumba, 2014 VT 85 (Vt. 2014).
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State v. Lumumba, 2014 VT 85 (Vt. 2014). “The court then heard from a DOC probation officer, who testified regarding defendant’s eligibility for sex offender treatment, which is a prerequisite for release of a sexual assault convict under 13 V.S.A. § 3271(d), if he was subject to a detainer.”
State v. Daniel Blodgett, 2021 VT 47 (Vt. 2021). “A person charged with an offense punishable by life imprisonment may be held without bail prior to trial when the evidence of guilt is great.”
State v. Peter A. Goewey, 2015 VT 142 (Vt. 2015). · cites it 5× “In 2006, the Legislature added 13 V.S.A. § 3271, which requires the maximum term of a sentence imposed for certain enumerated sexual crimes to be imprisonment for life.”
State v. Michael W. Tobin, 199 A.3d 1069 (Vt. 2018). · cites it 2× “After defendant left the room, but before the hearing concluded, the State suggested to the court that 13 V.S.A. § 3271(b) required a maximum life sentence for a conviction under 13 V.”
State v. Avgoustov, 2009 VT 14 (Vt. 2009). · cites it 2× “” Immediately following this concession, the sentencing judge stated her inclination to impose a maximum term of life, in compliance with 13 V.S.A. § 3271, and defendant interposed no objection.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 3271(b) — 3 cases
State v. Daniel Blodgett, 2021 VT 47 (Vt. 2021). “A person charged with an offense punishable by life imprisonment may be held without bail prior to trial when the evidence of guilt is great.”
State v. Michael W. Tobin, 199 A.3d 1069 (Vt. 2018). “After defendant left the room, but before the hearing concluded, the State suggested to the court that 13 V.S.A. § 3271(b) required a maximum life sentence for a conviction under 13 V.”
State v. Peter A. Goewey, 2015 VT 142 (Vt. 2015). “In 2006, the Legislature added 13 V.S.A. § 3271, which requires the maximum term of a sentence imposed for certain enumerated sexual crimes to be imprisonment for life.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 3271(d) — 1 case
State v. Lumumba, 2014 VT 85 (Vt. 2014). “The court then heard from a DOC probation officer, who testified regarding defendant’s eligibility for sex offender treatment, which is a prerequisite for release of a sexual assault convict under 13 V.S.A. § 3271(d), if he was subject to a detainer.”
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