Articles Posted in Vermont criminal defense

Vermont criminal defense attorneys and Defendants are well aware of the Calendar Call day. Simply put, it is a gathering of a large number of prosecutors, defense attorneys and defendants for one block of time, normally a morning or afternoon. What is not as simple is the argument that these calendar calls can be an…

When a person is charged with a criminal offense it is important to slow down and take stock of the situation.  There are things that a criminal defendant can do to help themselves during the pendency of their Vermont criminal case.  Similarly there are actions that a criminal defendant should avoid so as to not…

With an increase in highway fatalities in Vermont this year, law enforcement has been stepping up their investigation and arrests of those that they feel are driving in a criminally negligent manner.   Many of these cases, result in a criminal charge for “gross negligent operation.  23 VSA 1091(b)(2) defines gross negligence as ” examining whether the…

Pittsford Attorney Robb Spensley wins acquittal for his client, Eugene Diou, after a full day trial in Vermont Superior Court Criminal Division before Judge Thomas Zonay. Mr. Diou had been accused by his then husband Richard Dayton. The jury deliberated for less than an hour before they found Mr. Diou not guilty of all charges.…