Legal Opinion

State v. Anthony Gotavaskas / State v. Grant S. Bercik

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided November 13, 2015No. 2014-284, 2014-285 & 2014-286PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1.

Eaton, J.

The State appeals the Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division’s decisions to seal certain portions of competency reports prepared in connection with court ordered competency evaluations of Anthony Gotavaskas and Grant S. Bercik, defendants in two separate criminal cases. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand.

¶ 2. The facts of the respective underlying cases are as follows.

¶ 3. During the summer of 2013, defendant Gotavaskas was charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling in one docket and providing false information and operation without the owner’s consent in…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In re P.S.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  2. State v. LockwoodSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  3. State v. TallmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
  4. Price v. Town of FairleeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  5. In Re ColletteSupreme Court of Vermont · 2008

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Christopher Sullivan v. Lisa Menard, CommissionerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2019
  2. Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, Inc. v. MaileDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2022
  3. Fairlee v. Forcier Aldrich & AssociatesVermont Superior Court · 2019
  4. State v. Anthony Gotavaskas / State v. Grant S. BercikSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015

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