There Is a Newer Version of the Vermont Statutes
  1. 2025 Vermont Stat.
  2. 2024 Vermont Stat.
  3. 2023 Vermont Stat.
  4. 2011 Vermont Stat. (here)
  5. View All Versions
View Our Newest Version Here

2011 Vermont Code
Title 13 Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 221 JUDGMENT, SENTENCE, AND EXECUTION
§ 7002 Conviction to be by plea, verdict, or judgment


13 VT Stats § 7002. (2011 through Adj Sess) What's This?

§ 7002. Conviction to be by plea, verdict, or judgment

A person shall not be punished for an offense unless by confession of his or her guilt in open court, or by admitting the truth of the charge against him or her by his or her plea or demurrer, or by the verdict of a jury accepted by the court and recorded, or by the judgment of a criminal division of the superior court when the respondent waives trial by jury. (Amended 1965, No. 194, { 10, operative February 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), { 55, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154, { 238.)

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Vermont may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.