State v. Brooks

¶ 1. Defendant Scott Brooks appeals from a decision revoking his bail. On appeal, defendant argues: (1) that our decision in State v. Sauve, 159 Vt. 566, 621 A.2d 1296 (1993), requires that the State present live witness testimony and not affidavits; (2) that the court can revoke bail for violation of conditions only if the violation constitutes a threat to the integrity of the judicial system as to the same case in which bail was imposed; and (3) that, as an alternative to revoking bail, the court should have released defendant into the custody of his mother. We conclude that the court’s…