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Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â The county has received the go-ahead to restart criminal jury trials, with the first trial in a year and a half expected to take place in July. The local state courthouse was cleared on Friday to hold jury trials, after an evaluation of the buildingâs airflow passed safety standards, according to state court officials. But Bennington Countyâs first pandemic-era jury trial isnât expected to happen until sometime in July. The court needs at least eight weeks to summon potential jurors to a jury draw, which precedes a jury trial, Chief Superior Judge Brian Grearson said in an email Wednesday. ....
Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MONTPELIER â The courts are preparing to hold back-to-back jury trials in May after the jury trial restart in Windham County fell through last month. Officials have greenlighted eight courthouses to resume jury trials amid the pandemic, but they donât include those in Bennington County. Windham County will get another shot at paving the way for the resumption of jury trials, with a jury draw set for May 17 in Brattleboro, according to Stateâs Attorney Tracy Shriver. Three more counties have also scheduled jury selections next month: Windsor on May 20, Washington on May 24 and Rutland on May 26-28. The others that have gotten approval â Caledonia, Chittenden and Lamoille counties â will be up in June, said Vermont Chief Superior Judge Brian Grearson. But when â or where â the stateâs first jury trial in more than a year will happen is left to be seen. Court officials and the pu ....
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Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â To facilitate the restart of Vermont jury trials, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee suggested designating frontline court personnel as a priority group to receive the coronavirus vaccine. State court officials have put jury trials on hold since March, when the coronavirus pandemic hit Vermont, in an effort to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. When the vaccine was rolled out in December, the administration of Gov. Phil Scott directed Vermontâs initial doses toward high-risk health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. (Officials announced Friday that the next phase of the stateâs vaccine distribution plan would prioritize older Vermonters, starting with those who are at least 75 years old.) ....
Prisoner in quarantine dies at Vermont prison, apparently suicide Modified: 12/21/2020 9:10:14 PM ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. A prisoner died Sunday at the Northeast Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury. Officials said the death appeared to be a suicide. Officials said Michael Dupont, 36, of Barre City was found in his cell by prison staff members at 3:15 Sunday afternoon. Other correctional and medical staff members quickly began lifesaving efforts and called for outside medical assistance, they said. Emergency medical services arrived and also tried to revive Dupont, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Vermont Department of Corrections says it is conducting an internal review to find out exactly what happened. ....