2015

Attorney Jessica Burke Featured on Law School Transparency’s | I Am The Law Podcast Series Episode 14
Burke Law / 0 Comments /Jessica Burke is featured in Episode 14 of Law School Transparency’s | I Am The Law series. In this episode, Vermont DUI and criminal defense lawyer and Washington & Lee College of Law alumna Jessica Burke details ...
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2015

DUI Resulting From Air Freshener Stop
Burke Law / 0 Comments /David Scherr, Esq., argued to the Vermont Supreme Court that police cannot stop a vehicle just for having an air freshener dangling from its rear view mirror. In State v. Hurley a Bennington area police officer pulled over ...
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2015

Case Results: DUI & Criminal Defense
Burke Law / 0 Comments /A brief sample of some of Burke Law’s recent case results: DUI #1 Dismissed DUI #2 Reduced to Negligent Operation DUI #1 Reduced to Negligent Operation Civil Refusal Dismissed Cultivation of Marijuana – ...
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2014

Burke Law Argued Two Cases Before The Vermont Supreme Court
Burke Law / 0 Comments /Burke Law argued two cases before the full Vermont Supreme Court in October 2014. Both cases are criminal law cases and revolve around issues involving a law enforcement officer’s right to stop a vehicle. You can read ...
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2014

Challenge to Windshield Law Heard by Vermont Supreme Court – myChamplainValley.com
Burke Law / 0 Comments /Challenge to Windshield Law Heard by Vermont Supreme Court – myChamplainValley.com.
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2013

Burke Law Case Results 2013
Burke Law / 0 Comments /Recent Case Results 2013 VERMONT & NEW HAMPSHIRE Charge: DUI Case Result: Dismissal & Expungement Charge: DUI Case Result: Negligent Operation, Civil Suspension Dismissed Charge: Felony – Operate Vehicle without ...
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2013

Obama Administration Announces Changes to Federal Drug Sentencing Policies
Burke Law / 0 Comments /Citing ineffectual outcomes and overcrowded prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder recently stated that United States prosecutors will no longer list quantities of illegal substances in low-level drug indictments. This will ...
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2013

DUI Checkpoints in Orange County – Vermont State Police
Burke Law / 0 Comments /The Vermont State Police issued a press release on August 13 announcing the DUI checkpoints will be in effect in Orange County, VT. The DUI checkpoints are scheduled for the final two weeks of August. The DUI checkpoints ...
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2013

DUI Checkpoints in Chittenden and Lamoille Counties – Vermont State Police
Burke Law / 0 Comments /The Vermont State Police issued a press release on August 6 announcing increased patrols and checkpoints in Chittenden and Lamoille Counties. The Vermont State Police will be working with local law enforcement to more ...
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2013

5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Government can track you via cell phone records without a warrant
Burke Law / 0 Comments /We all know how valuable the GPS function is on our cell phones. We use it everyday to look up directions, nearby restaurants, and sometimes even to find a friend. What we often don’t think about is how that information is ...
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