Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 2302: Determination of degree The jury by whom a person is tried for murder, if it finds such person guilty thereof, shall state in its verdict whether it is murder in the first or in the second degree. If such person is convicted on confession in open court, the court, by examination of witnesses, shall
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedure for determining whether a murder conviction is first or second degree. A jury must specify the degree in its verdict, or a court must determine it after a confession.
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