Criminal Defense Services
Criminal defense starts before your arraignment. Being charged with any crime, including Vermont DUI, can be an intimidating experience. It is difficult to know how to navigate the process on your own. At Burke Law, we guide you through every stage of the criminal process.
From arraignment to disposition, our criminal defense attorneys identify the strengths of your case and zealously advocate on your behalf. If you are charged with a crime it is important to speak to an experienced criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. Even minor convictions can negatively impact your future.
Learn about the different criminal defense services Burke Law offers below.
Vermont Pre-Trial Services Vermont’s Pre-Trial Services is a voluntary program of the Vermont Attorney General’s office. The Court often does not explain to defendants that their participation in Pre-Trial Services is entirely VOLUNTARY. If you do not want to participate in Pre-Trial Services in Vermont, you do not have to. Read more…
Unlawful Mischief often begins as a prank. Many Vermont teens and young adult clients have told me that what became unlawful mischief started out a prank. The Vermont unlawful mischief statute can be found here. Unlawful Mischief occurs when “a person who, with intent to damage property, and having no right Read more…
The purpose of an arraignment is to tell a Vermont defendant what they are charged with and why they are charged with it. I have practiced criminal defense in four states and arraignment process varies in each. This blog post is specific to arraignments in Vermont. I am often asked by fearful Read more…
Whether or not someone can be charged with a DUI if they are below the “legal limit” is a question I am often asked at social gatherings. When I answer that drivers in Vermont can be charged with DUI even when their BACs are below .08, I am met with Read more…
Attorney Leah Henderson got a dismissal of a criminal case in Windsor county for a Burke Law client. Attorney Henderson was able to obtain the dismissal after a favorable appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court. Congratulations to Attorney Henderson and our client!
Yes. If they have a search warrant or, in certain instances, if exigent circumstances exist. If Vermont law enforcement possess a valid search warrant they can execute that search warrant at your home without your knowledge or consent. A good summary of a recent challenge to the validity of a Read more…
Diversion is an alternative justice process offered by a prosecutor to a defendant instead of the traditional criminal court process. Diversion is optional. A defendant is never required to complete to diversion in Vermont. A defendant may choose to fight his or her case in the traditional criminal justice system Read more…