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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 251 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : CONDITIONS OF PROBATION; MODIFICATIONS; DISCHARGE

(Cite as: 28 V.S.A. § 251)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1979–2017 · leading case: In Re Hough, 458 A.2d 1134 (Vt. 1983).
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In Re Hough, 458 A.2d 1134 (Vt. 1983). · cites it 3× “Thus, the State concludes, a person on probation is not to be deemed discharged unless the probationary period is terminated in accordance with 28 V.S.A. §§ 251 and 255 (Supp. 1982). These statutes read as follows: § 251.”
United States v. Jon Tomasi, AKA John Tomasi, Jimmy Tomasi, AKA James Tomasi, & Frank Barrett, AKA Skip Barrett, 313 F.3d 653 (2d Cir. 2002). “” Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 28, § 251 . Thus, although the probation term is not specified at the time of the passing of the sentence, nonetheless its duration is set (albeit at a later time) by the sentencing court and can therefore be seen as part of the sentence.”
State v. Lucas, 129 A.3d 646 (Vt. 2015). ““Under 28 V.S.A. § 251, the court placing a person on probation may terminate the period of probation and discharge the person at any time if such termination is warranted by the conduct of the *246 offender and the ends of justice.”
Sherwin v. Hogan, 401 A.2d 895 (Vt. 1979). “Furthermore, there is no bar to the presentation to the court ordering probation of a petition seeking discharge under 28 V.S.A. § 251. Due process is amply served even though the initiation of proceedings may, in a given case, fall upon a particular probationer, instead of the…”
State v. White, 549 A.2d 1069 (Vt. 1988). “) Here, the sentencing court prescribed the time of probation as sixty days, and, once that period had expired, defendant was no longer in the care and custody of the commissioner, i.”
State v. Allen, 488 A.2d 775 (Vt. 1985). “In light of the obvious consideration given by the judge after lengthy and detailed proceedings, we hold that the judge did not abuse his discretion in ruling on the motion for reconsideration of sentence without an evidentiary hearing.”
State v. Bensh, 719 A.2d 1155 (Vt. 1998). “” 28 VS.A. § 251. Thus, if no period is specified, probation may last longer than the original sentence.”
State v. Nolen, 2012 VT 106 (Vt. 2012). · cites it 2× “Under 28 V.S.A. §251, “[t]he court placing a person on probation may terminate the period of probation and discharge the person at any time if such termination is warranted by the conduct of the offender and the ends of justice.”
State v. Bryan Love, 172 A.3d 777 (Vt. 2017). · cites it 5× “Defendant asserts that the court erred in concluding that it could not discharge him from probation prior to the expiration of the four-year deferred-sentence term. According to defendant, there is nothing in the deferred-sentencing law that prohibits early discharge from…”
State v. Lloyd, 740 A.2d 364 (Vt. 1999). · cites it 2× “” 28 VS.A. § 251. Consequently, we do not address whether the court is authorized to order a probationer never to be discharged from probation.”
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