DeucesBy Andy DelaneySCOTUS issued a whopper yesterday and we’ll leave it at that. SCOV’s offering from yesterday is far more mundane. As we all know, jurisdiction matters. No jurisdiction? No case. Here, defendant was tried and convicted. He sent a pro se motion for a new trial to his mom to file but for whatever
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Weekly, Monthly, Whatever Update: June 12, 2022
‘Nuff said. By Andy DelaneyAs you might have guessed (or not), there were no opinions the past couple of weeks. But one issued Friday. I opened the link thinking we were going to be talking about medical negligence due to the case title (Kelly v. The University of Vermont Medical Center), but this
Weekly Update Friday the 13th Edition (May 2022)
Bonk!By Andy DelaneyThree opinions issued this Friday the 13th. First up is a likely future bar exam question dealing with real estate. Back in the ‘50s, some folks deeded property to the Town of Albany for the purpose of “4-H recreational and forestry purposes.” There was a clause in the deed that said, arguably,
Weekly-ish Update April 23 to May 7, 2022
Think the opposite in opinion twoBy Andy DelaneyI’ve actually got the ‘rona right now, so I have a good excuse for skipping last week’s update. SCOV issued two opinions yesterday, May 6, 2022. The first is about the terms of a proffer agreement. Now, I must say—even though I used to do criminal defense, I’ve never
Weekly Update: April 15-22
There’s a bad Spanish lawyer joke here–not quite a pun but closeBy Andy Delaney Hmm. I thought I was going to write about one opinion today, but there are two, so I’ll halve my effort. This means two mediocre summaries for the price of one. There was a criminal entry order—presumably issued the Friday before
Weekly Update: April 8, 2022
Now here’s a homonymBy Andy DelaneyOne case on April 8th. It involves comity, which I’m not embarrassed to admit, I had to look up. In this context, comity means respecting the authority of or deferring to other courts—even family courts in Massachusetts—to issue orders and dispose of assets located in Vermont. Let’s back up.
Weekly Update Last Week of March 2022
A different kind of “bale”By Andy Delaney One off-schedule published entry order a week seems to be the late-March theme at SCOV. This case is also an appeal from a hold-without-bail order—or as I understand they call it in the biz, a “HWOB.” This particular HWOB results from an incident where defendant went to complainant’s
Weekend Update: March 26, 2022
“And that’s why we NEVER talk tothe police without counsel present.”By Andy DelaneyOne entry order squeezed in on March 21. It’s a bail appeal. Defendant is charged with sexual assault. He was originally released under a 24-hour curfew to live with his mom. She moved and he got a modification to allow him to
This Week at SCOV: March 18, 2022
I don’t know what’sup with this dog . . .but it makes me laughBy Andy DelaneyTwo decisions on March 18 from SCOV. First up is a constitutional challenge to school-funding tax collection and allocation. A student, a taxpayer, and the Town of Whitingham walk into a bar . . . I mean, filed suit
Weekly Update (a Week Late) for March 4, 2022
