Legal Opinion

Benson v. Muscari

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 2, 2001No. 99-142PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.

Defendant Vincent Muscari appeals from a final relief-from-abuse .order issued to plaintiff Ellyn Benson. Defendant challenges certain conditions of the order, claiming: (1) the 1000-foot buffer-zone restriction violated his constitutional rights and represented an abuse of discretion; (2) the firearms and deadly weapons restrictions were vague, overbroad, and unsupported by the evidence and findings; (3) it was error to include the minor child in the order; and (4) the findings were inadequate to support the five-year period of the order. We uphold all of the challenged conditions except for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. BubarSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  2. Begins v. BeginsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
  3. State v. HaugeSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
  4. State v. DannSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  5. State v. DesoSupreme Court of Vermont · 1938

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  5. State v. CoyleSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005

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