Vermont v. Gauthier
Annotate this CaseDefendant Thomas Gauthier appealed his conviction for violating the Sex Offender Registration Act after he he knowingly failed to comply with reporting requirements while released on furlough status. He argued on appeal that furlough status was a form of “incarceration,” and therefore he fell under the exception to the sex-offender reporting requirements that relieved sex offenders of the reporting requirements “during periods of incarceration.” The Vermont Supreme Court concluded that based on the plain language of the statute that the reporting requirements applied to furloughed individuals living in the community, and therefore affirmed.
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