¶ 1. REIBER, C.J.
Defendant appeals the district court's January 5, 2010 decision to hold him without bail pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7553, which states that a person "charged with an offense punishable by life imprisonment when the evidence of guilt is great may be held without bail." Defendant argues that § 7553 is inapplicable here because the charges brought against him are not in themselves punishable by life imprisonment. The State argues that, because...
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