Vermont Code § 13 V.S.A. § 7553a

Acts of violence; denial of release on bail
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§ 7553a. Acts of violence; denial of release on bail
(a) A person charged with an offense that is a felony, an element of which involves an
act of violence against another person, may be held without bail when the evidence
of guilt is great and the court finds, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that
the person’s release poses a substantial threat of physical violence to any person
and that no condition or combination of conditions of release will reasonably prevent
the physical violence.
(b) Information stated in, or offered in connection with, any order entered pursuant to
this section need not conform to the rules pertaining to the admissibility of evidence
in a court of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter the existing
standard applied to determine whether evidence of guilt is great under this section.

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