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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 5131 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : INQUESTS AS TO CRIMINAL MATTERS

(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5131)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1977–2019 · leading case: In re D.L., 669 A.2d 1172 (Vt. 1995).
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In re D.L., 669 A.2d 1172 (Vt. 1995). · cites it 3× “The State of Vermont appeals an order of the Washington District Court quashing subpoenas issued in connection with an inquest proceeding pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 5131. The district court ruled that the inquest procedure, as embodied in 13 V.”
State v. Lapham, 377 A.2d 249 (Vt. 1977). · cites it 2× “Likewise, no support for this contention is found in 13 V.S.A. § 5131 which permits inquests or 13 V.”
Herald Ass'n, Inc. v. Ellison, 419 A.2d 323 (Vt. 1980). · cites it 2× “§ 651(c) (juvenile proceedings); 13 V.S.A. § 5131 (criminal inquests). Because the undetermined scope of constitutional rights is implicated and because our own state policy of open judicial proceedings is thereby contravened, any pretrial closure order imposed in this…”
State v. Simmons, 2011 VT 69 (Vt. 2011). · cites it 2× “, 13 V.S.A. § 5131. As found by the trial court, the warrant application was supported by probable cause supplied from the records obtained from MySpace and Verizon, the neighbor’s evidence and the detective’s background information on illicit wireless access.”
In Re Inquest Subpoena (Wcax), 2005 VT 103 (Vt. 2005). · cites it 2× “The day after the riot, the Chittenden County State’s Attorney applied to the district court for an inquest, pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 5131. The application included a University of Vermont police officer’s affidavit, and asked the court to issue a subpoena for the unaired video…”
In re VSP-TK / 1-16-18 Shooting (Gray Television, Inc., Appellant), 2019 VT 47 (Vt. 2019). “This case arose out of an inquest convened under 13 V.S.A. § 5131 to investigate an incident in which police fatally shot a suspected bank robber after a standoff near Montpelier High School.”
State v. Springer, 431 A.2d 460 (Vt. 1981). “Upon application by the Lamoille County State’s Attorney an inquest into the death was granted, 13 V.S.A. § 5131 et seq. The District Court judge also granted the State’s Attorney’s request to subpoena Hanson and the hospital employees who may have talked with him about the…”
In re Certain Inquest Minutes, 409 A.2d 593 (Vt. 1979). “§ 5134 was made to the superior court for permission to disclose to certain persons a part of those minutes.”
In Re Dl, 669 A.2d 1172 (Vt. 1995). · cites it 4× “We disagree that the separation of powers provision is violated and reverse.”
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