· 6/16/1989
Shaw v. VERMONT DIST. COURT, UNIT NO. 3
Citations
- 563 A.2d 636
- 152 Vt. 1
- 1989 Vt. LEXIS 121
How courts have described this case
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- holding that defendant had no constitutional right to jury trial in civil proceeding unknown at common law
- recognizing that determination of whether officer has “reasonable grounds to believe that” individual was DUI is similar to probable cause determination made to obtain search or arrest warrant
- because summary suspension hearing is civil proceeding, not criminal, right under Vermont Constitution to trial by jury does not apply
- \[T]he determination of the officer's reasonableness is similar to a probable cause determination made to obtain a search or arrest warrant.\
- no right to jury trial in civil suspension proceeding
- no right to jury trial in civil suspension proceeding
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Judges: Allen, Peck, Gibson, Dooley, Springer
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