Just the Facts, Ma’am

To, too, two. In re Gabree, 2017 VT 84By Elizabeth Kruska Basic facts: Alexis Gabree was charged with two counts of grossly negligent operation with death resulting when she drove her car seventeen miles per hour over the speed limit, nine feet left of the centerline, and with eleven different drugs in her bloodstream. When she did this, sadly, she hit another car and two people in that car died. She was charged, and ultimately pled guilty to two counts of grossly negligent operation with death resulting. She negotiated a resolution where she would be sentenced to 6-15 years to serve and also agreed she could not drive a vehicle without express permission of the court. When someone pleads guilty to a charge the court is required to engage in a verbal colloquy in order to make sure the court is satisfied the person understands what they’re doing. In Vermont we often refer to this as a “Rule 11” because the proceeding tracks Vermont Rule of Criminal…

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