State v. Rivers

¶ 1. Defendant, Pete Rivers, appeals the Franklin District Court’s order imposing his underlying prison sentence after concluding that he violated a probation condition that prohibited defendant from having “contact” with children under the age of sixteen without prior written approval from his probation officer. In reliance on State v. Danaher, 174 Vt. 591, 819 A.2d 691 (2002) (mem.), and State v. Leggett, 167 Vt. 438, 709 A.2d 491 (1997), the court held that “proximity is contained within the meaning of ‘contact,’ ” and thus, defendant violated his probation by placing himself “in close…