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Public defender warns S.87 could lengthen pre‑extradition detention; committee discusses trimming extension
Summary
A Burlington Public Defender attorney told the Senate Judiciary Committee that S.87 as drafted would extend the default time a person can be held pending an interstate governor's warrant and could increase total pre‑extradition detention. Committee members discussed cutting the default to 90 days and narrowing extensions to 30 days.
A supervisor attorney from the Burlington Public Defender's Office told the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee on March 12 that S.87, as drafted, would extend the default period a person can be held pending a governor's warrant and could expose defendants to longer pre‑extradition detention.
Josh, supervisor attorney in the Burlington Public Defender's Office, said his office “does not necessarily oppose or support S.87 as it's drafted.” He explained the current statutory procedure: when a person wanted in another state is arrested in Vermont they are brought before a judge under the statutes cited in the hearing. Under the present text, a judge sets conditions and an initial period of roughly 30 days to allow the demanding state to secure a governor's warrant; prosecutors may then…
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