NACDL - Zullo v. Vermont

Zullo v. Vermont

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant.

Zullo v. Vermont

Brief Details

Case No.: Docket No. 2017-284
Brief Filed: February 18, 2018
Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of Vermont

Key Topics in the Brief

Search and Seizure | Racial Disparity | Perceptions of Criminality | Implicit Bias

Briefs

Zullo-v-Vermont-Amicus.pdf

Prior Decision

On appeal from Rutland Superior Court Docket No. 555-9-14 Rdcv

Argument(s)

Expanding police discretion would exacerbate the racial inequities entrenched in Vermont's criminal justice system in general, and its traffic enforcement practices in particular. Implicit racial bias impacts police office behavior and perceptions of what constitutes criminal behavior.

Author(s)

Dahlia Mignouna and Chad I. Golder, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC Jeffrey T. Dickson, Dickson Law Office, PLLC, Burlington, VT Lindsay A. Lewis, NACDL, New York, NY