Articles Posted in Vermont criminal citation

If you have been issued a criminal citation in Vermont in the last several weeks, chances are, the initial court date, or arraignment, has been set for at least the middle of May and perhaps even June. In many cases, defendants who were issued citations for March or April initially, have heard back from law…

Although there have been some policy amendments regarding priorities of law enforcement, the delay in initial court hearings or arraignments has provided another opportunity for law enforcement to come into contact with suspects facing Vermont or Massachusetts criminal charges prior to the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel taking full effect. What is important to consider…