Vermont § 3980 Discharge of person confined for contempt

Vermont Statutes

§ 3980 — Discharge of person confined for contempt

Vermont § 3980

Title 12Title 12: Court Procedure

Ch. 143Chapter 143: Habeas Corpus

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 3980 (2026).

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When it appears on the hearing upon such writ that such disobedience or contempt was committed through ignorance, mistake, or misapprehension, or by acting in good faith under the advice of counsel, and that relief may be granted without impairing the rights of the parties concerned or the due administration of law, the Supreme Court may discharge such person from such imprisonment or confinement upon such terms as seem just.

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When it appears on the hearing upon such writ that such disobedience or contempt was committed through ignorance, mistake, or misapprehension, or by acting in good faith under the advice of counsel, and that relief may be granted without impairing the rights of the parties concerned or the due administration of law, the Supreme Court may discharge such person from such imprisonment or confinement upon such terms as seem just.