Burke Law is home to dog lovers and criminal law lovers. It is no surprise that we support Puppies Behind Bars. Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Puppies enter prison Read more…
For a Vermont criminal defendant to be convicted of a crime by a jury, the jury must unanimously find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. What does guilty beyond a reasonable doubt mean? The Vermont Model Jury instructions define reasonable doubt as follows: “A reasonable doubt is a doubt Read more…
A Sample of 2017 – 2018 Burke Law Vermont Criminal Defense Case Results Attorney Leah Henderson won a not guilty verdict after a two day criminal jury trial in Windham county in June 2018. Burke Law Attorneys Jessica Burke, Zach Weight, and Leah Henderson collectively resolved dozens of DUIs Read more…