Skip to main content

SCOV Law

The Supreme Court of Vermont Law Blog: An on-going conversation about the practice of law in Vermont, featuring summaries of Vermont Supreme Court decisions, a dollop of lampooning, legal analysis, and a charming aggregation of creative thought.

Search This Blog

Pages

Home
About
Links
Project Bierce

Showing posts with the label jury instructions

Posts

Estates, Exceptions, and Equivalencies (or not)

Posted July 18, 2026

additur breach of contract compromise Delaney's ramblings estate estate planning good faith jury instructions mutual wills Probation RFA update weekly summary wills

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Reasonable Doubt

Posted April 13, 2026

Due Process federal law judgment of acquittal jury instructions plain error Prior Bad Acts

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Partially Preserved Points

Posted March 29, 2025

actual bias actual prejudice child sexual assault Delaney's ramblings evidence failure to preserve jury jury instructions lewd and lascivious miscellany weekly summary

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Unanimity Explained

Posted August 02, 2020

closing argument jury instructions jury unanimity sufficiency of the evidence

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Please be Specific

Posted May 16, 2020

jury charge jury instructions new trial reversal Sufficiency of Evidence

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Bruisers Unanimous

Posted May 04, 2020

jury instructions plain error unanimity

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Jury Instructions

Posted March 14, 2020

Allen charge jury instructions lesser-included offenses plain error

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Everything Upheld

Posted December 28, 2019

closing argument confession jury instructions Miranda Second Degree Murder sentencing voluntary manslaughter

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Reasonable Refusal?

Posted October 13, 2019

DUI refusal invited error jury instructions plain error

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

A Railroad Case

Posted May 05, 2019

comparative negligence cutting of trees jury instructions negligence railroad

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Confession: This Summary Is Long

Posted January 27, 2019

confession experts jury instructions Miranda voluntariness

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Overlooked Objection

Posted April 22, 2018

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel jury instructions PCR post-conviction relief prejudice Reasonable Doubt

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Here Comes the Sum

Posted April 15, 2018

breach of contract jury instructions prejudgment interest Preservation

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Roof not Required

Posted December 10, 2017

burglary jury instructions sufficiency of the evidence

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Solar Flare

Posted May 21, 2017

contracts evidence jury instructions objections prejudgment interest

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Language Wrangling

Posted May 11, 2017

Domestic Assault jury instructions lesser-included offense mens rea

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Remand for Sentencing

Posted April 20, 2017

Abuse of Discretion assigned counsel Daubert DUI expert jury instructions remand sentencing

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Probation Conditions . . . Again

Posted April 08, 2017

disorderly conduct false information jury instructions probation conditions simple assault Sufficiency of Evidence unanimity

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Double Jeopardy Dilemma

Posted March 26, 2017

bias Criminal law cross examination jury instructions Mistrial prejudice

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Road Rage Reversal (in part)

Posted March 05, 2017

Blockburger Criminal law Double Jeopardy DUI jury instructions Motion to Suppress reasonable person test road rage

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Archive

2026 22

2025 36
- December 4
- November 2
- October 3
- September 2
- August 4
- July 3
- June 3
- May 2
- April 3
- March 4
- February 3
- January 3
2024 38
- December 4
- November 3
- October 4
- September 3
- August 3
- July 4
- June 2
- May 3
- April 1
- March 4
- February 2
- January 5
2023 12
- August 1
- July 1
- May 1
- April 1
- March 2
- February 2
- January 4
2022 18
- November 3
- June 2
- May 2
- April 3
- March 3
- February 2
- January 3
2021 11
- October 1
- July 1
- April 1
- March 1
- February 2
- January 5
2020 89
- December 3
- November 3
- October 5
- August 13
- July 7
- June 9
- May 12
- April 12
- March 15
- February 7
- January 3
2019 49
- December 5
- November 3
- October 6
- September 3
- August 5
- July 4
- June 1
- May 5
- April 1
- March 8
- February 2
- January 6
2018 68
- December 5
- November 3
- October 8
- September 4
- August 8
- July 5
- June 7
- May 4
- April 10
- March 7
- February 3
- January 4
2017 108
- December 4
- November 5
- October 10
- September 8
- August 1
- July 6
- June 6
- May 7
- April 12
- March 16
- February 20
- January 13
2016 93
- December 9
- November 5
- October 11
- September 5
- August 9
- July 9
- June 6
- May 3
- April 13
- March 8
- February 9
- January 6
2015 123
- December 8
- November 13
- October 11
- September 4
- August 10
- July 22
- June 8
- May 9
- April 12
- March 5
- February 8
- January 13
2014 154
- December 8
- November 7
- October 8
- September 14
- August 28
- July 21
- June 14
- May 21
- April 20
- February 12
- January 1
2013 103
- December 17
- November 6
- October 9
- September 8
- August 4
- July 6
- June 6
- May 10
- April 14
- March 6
- February 11
- January 6
2012 105
- December 12
- November 8
- October 4
- September 12
- August 11
- July 5
- June 12
- May 12
- April 7
- March 7
- February 10
- January 5
2011 169
- December 13
- November 10
- October 20
- September 12
- August 22
- July 7
- June 10
- May 13
- April 16
- March 16
- February 17
- January 13
2010 59

Show more Show less

Contributors

Charlie Buttrey
Amy Davis
Andy Delaney
Timothy Fair
Eric Fanning
Andrew Higley
Thomas M. Kester
Nicole Killoran
Elizabeth Kruska
Jeffrey M. Messina
Jacob Oblak
Ember S. Tilton

Powered by Blogger