First and second offense Vermont DUIs not involving fatalities or serious bodily injury are typically charged as misdemeanor level offenses. A misdemeanor offense in Vermont is defined as an offense…
If a Relief From Abuse Order is granted against you, you may lose your right to possess a firearm. If an RFA is granted against you, it prohibits any contact…
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…
Plea negotiations cannot be entered as evidence against an accused at a jury trial. Vermont criminal defendants often worry that if they entertain plea offers or counter the prosecutor’s plea…
How does a Vermont criminal jury know what the law is? Vermont criminal jury instructions are read to jurors before they deliberate on whether to find a criminal defendant “not…
Processing is the common term in Vermont that refers to the post arrest tasks of taking a mug shot, fingerprinting, and filling out necessary paperwork.