By Andy DelaneyOther than what’s rubbed off from being a member of planning commissions for the past fifteen years or so, I spend little time in the land-use arena. I note this because both SCOV decisions issued on April
By Andy DelaneyI’ve written before about my beliefs on professional responsibility. My view on these matters is no secret. I believe that if you find yourself in hot water with the professional-responsibility program, the best approach is to take
As conditions require, so to speakBy Andy DelaneyThis week’s opinions deal with criminal conditions of release and the tort known as negligent infliction of emotional distress. On Thursday, March 21, SCOV issued a published entry order concerning a trial-court decision
Don’t deposit the check!By Andy DelaneyThis week’s opinion explores whether depositing a check for a partial payment constitutes “acceptance and use” of payment for purposes of barring a challenge to necessity of the taking or the public purpose of a
By Andy Delaney On February 26, 2024, SCOV issues a published Entry Order on a hold-without-bail case. This one is a little different because the State is appealing the trial court’s decision to let someone out on bail. Defendant is
By Andy DelaneyThree opinions this week. First,
we deal with whether Rule 59 can save a possible pleading deficiency. Here,
SCOV says “yes.” This case is about an airport, so naturally, we’re going to
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By Andy DelaneyI know what you’re thinking.Didn’t he say he was going to keep up with posts this year? Been at least a month. So much for that idea!There actually hasn’t been anything issued since January 19,
By Andy DelaneyThis week’s case is primarily about non-witness
identification from video and stills. Some dude robs a convenience store in Highgate
wearing a hoodie, beanie, and mask. He tells the clerks he has a gun. It might
be Mark
By Andy DelaneySo far, so good. Maybe I’ll keep the blog reasonably updated this year. Time will tell.Two opinions issued January 12. First, we have an appeal from a Vermont Public Utility Commission
(PUC) order approving a contract for the
