NCJ Number: |
82205  |
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Title: |
Appellate System in Vermont |
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Author(s): |
M J Hudson; C L Easterling |
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Corporate Author: |
National Ctr for State Courts United States of America |
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Project Director: |
M J Hudson |
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Date Published: |
1980 |
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Page Count: |
50 |
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Sponsoring Agency: |
Charles E Culpeper Foundation New York, NY 10017 National Ctr for State Courts North Andover, MA 01845 National Institute of Justice/ Rockville, MD 20849 US Dept of Justice Washington, DC 20530 |
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Grant Number: |
78-DF-AX-0021; 79-DF-AX-0082 |
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Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America |
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Document: |
PDF |
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Language: |
English |
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Country: |
United States of America |
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Annotation: |
This report analyzes the appellate system in Vermont and recommends organizational changes and possible improvements. |
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Abstract: |
At present, the Vermont Supreme Court is not confronted with a serious problem of volume. The court had decided to take responsibility for appeals from inception to conclusion. To prevent further problems, proposed organizational changes are suggested involving streamlining appellate clerical functions and creating an appellate management justice who would work regularly with the court clerk on matters involving the supreme court. The court should adopt information forms which provide additional information on an appeal to the supreme court and thereby make possible a number of case management functions. The court should establish a preargument settlement conference, an accelerated docket, stricter transcript production standards, changes in the sentence review procedure, and other reform measures. Sample information forms, a memo on preargument appellate settlement conferences, and a description of case processing and transcript production in Vermont are appended. Organizational charts are included. |
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Index Term(s): |
Court case flow management; Court management; Court reform; State supreme courts; Vermont |
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Note: |
Technical Assistance Report Number 5 in the Appellate Justice Improvement Project |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link: http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=82205 |
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