Legal Opinion
Rheaume v. Pallito
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 1, 2011No. 2010-355PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReiber, C.J.
¶ 1. Petitioner Allen Rheaume is an inmate in the custody of the Vermont Commissioner of Corrections currently serving a life sentence. He challenges his classification by the Department of Corrections as a “high risk” sex offender and that designation’s concomitant programming requirements. The trial court granted respondent’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding that review under Vermont Rule of Civil Procedure 75 was unavailable for classification and programming decisions made by the Department of Corrections pursuant to 13 V.S.A.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Grout v. GatesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1924
- In Re Mattison's PetitionSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958
- Mason v. Thetford School BoardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
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3Cited by153 opinions
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