IN RE BARBER

Nos. 15-451, 16-159, 16-241, & 16-277.

195 A.3d 364 (2018)

2018 VT 78

IN RE Kenneth BARBER, Jr. In re Theodore C. Smith, Jr. In re Danielle M. Rousseau. In re John Burke.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew F. Valerio , Defender General, and Dawn Matthews , Emily Tredeau and Seth Lipschutz , Prisoners' Rights Office, Montpelier, for Petitioners-Appellants.

Rosemary M. Kennedy , Rutland County State's Attorney, and John D.G. Waszak , Deputy State's Attorney, Rutland, and David Tartter , Deputy State's Attorney, Montpelier, for Respondent-Appellee.

PRESENT: Reiber, C.J., Skoglund, Robinson, Eaton and Carroll, JJ.


¶ 1. This case raises the question of whether this Court's decision in In re Bridger, 2017 VT 79, ___ Vt. ___, 176 A.3d 489, regarding the requirements of Vermont Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(f) is retroactive to cases already final on direct review. We conclude that

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