State v. Pelletier

¶ 1. Defendant Stephen Pelletier appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for pretrial home detention pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7554b. We affirm.

¶ 2. Defendant was arraigned for first-degree murder under 13 V.S.A. § 2301 on May 21, 2014, and was held without bail under 13 V.S.A. § 7553. On June 24, 2014, defendant filed an application for the home detention program under 13 V.S.A. § 7554b, which states, in pertinent part:(b) Procedure. The status of a defendant who is detained pretrial for more than seven days in a correctional facility for lack of bail may be reviewed by the court to…