Legal Opinion
In re Girouard
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 18, 2014No. 2012-372PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
¶ 1. Petitioner Roy Girouard is in the custody of the Vermont Commissioner of Corrections serving a life sentence with a possibility of parole. Petitioner appeals the superior court’s denial of a motion to reopen his Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 75 post-conviction relief petition and to order the Department of Corrections (DOC) to release him on furlough. We reverse and remand.
¶ 2. Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder in 1975 and sentenced without a minimum prison term. Prior to 2001, an inmate’s eligibility for furlough was not conditioned on the completion of a minimum prison…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Graham v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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