🇺🇸 USA Aug 14, 2026 · Alan J. Keays

Vermont Supreme Court shuts door on appeal to use police misconduct findings in murder defense

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Vermont Supreme Court shuts door on appeal to use police misconduct findings in murder defense
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The Vermont Supreme Court in Montpelier on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger



The Vermont Supreme Court has dealt a legal setback to the defense team of the driver charged with murder in a police chase that killed a Rutland City officer more than three years ago.



The state’s highest court in a ruling this week denied a bid by attorneys for 23-year-old Tate Rheaume to challenge a Rutland judge’s decision blocking the introduction at trial of a damning internal affairs r

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