The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 14)
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§ 14. Lesser included offenses
(a) Upon indictment or information for any offense, a person may be convicted of a lesser
included offense if supported by the evidence. If requested by either party, the jury
shall be informed of the lesser included offense if supported by the evidence. The
court, on its own motion, may raise the issue of a lesser included offense at a jury
charge conference.
(b) If requested by either party, or in his or her discretion, the judge in a court trial
shall consider a lesser included offense if supported by the evidence. (Added 1997, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)