Legal Opinion

State v. James Careau

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 12, 2016No. 2015-001PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.

¶ 1. Defendant challenges his sentence and a special condition of probation imposed following a guilty plea for sexual assault of a minor. On appeal, defendant argues that probation condition 43, which gives his probation officer unbridled authority over where defendant lives and works, is overbroad, as well as that the trial court erred as a matter of law in finding defendant would be in breach of his plea agreement if he elected to argue for a lighter prison sentence. We affirm defendant’s sentence apart from probation condition 43, which we hold was imposed in plain error and reverse and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. State v. SaariSupreme Court of Vermont · 1989
  4. United States v. Cary F. CiminoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. In Re StevensSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984

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