Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 1407

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 1407. Jurisdiction

This chapter applies if:

(1) the defendant while in this State conspires with another in this State; or

(2) the defendant while in this State conspires with another who is outside this State; or

(3) the defendant while outside of this State conspires with another who is in this State; or

(4) the defendant while outside of this State conspires with another outside of this State and an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy is committed within this State by any conspirator. (Added 1985, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)