Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 5315
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 5315
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Listed crime: means any of the following offenses:
- Victim: means a person who sustains physical, emotional, or financial injury or death as a direct result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime or act of delinquency and shall also include the family members of a minor, a person who has been found to be incompetent, or a homicide victim. See
§ 5315. Information concerning appeal or post-conviction remedies
If the defendant appeals or pursues a post-conviction remedy, the prosecutor’s office shall promptly inform the victim of a listed crime of that fact, shall explain the significance of such a proceeding and shall promptly notify the victim of the date, time, and place of any hearing and of the decision. (Added 1995, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1996.)