STATE v. LaBOUNTY

Nos. 96-180, 96-191.

702 A.2d 82 (1997)

STATE of Vermont v. Aime Bruce LaBOUNTY (96-180), Larry Titemore (96-191), and Caledonian-Record Publishing Co., Inc., Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Attorney General, Montpelier, Donal F. Hartman, Jr. and John R. Treadwell, Assistant Attorneys General, Waterbury, for plaintiff-appellee.

Philip H. White of Wilson & White, P.C., Montpelier, for intervenor-appellant Caledonian-Record Publishing Co., Inc.

Charles S. Martin of Martin & Associates, Barre, for defendant-appellee LaBounty.

Robert Appel, Defender General, William A. Nelson, Appellate Attorney, Montpelier, for amicus curiae Office of Defender General.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


JOHNSON, Justice.

Before us on appeal are requests by intervenor Caledonian-Record Publishing Co., Inc., a newspaper publisher, for access to presentence investigation reports (PSIs) prepared in connection with two separate criminal proceedings. In both cases, the trial courts denied access on the ground that confidentiality of PSIs is protected by statute. See 28 V.S.A. § 204(d). We are thus required to resolve the question we left open in State v. Densmore...

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