State v. Tate Rheaume

Summary

The Vermont Supreme Court denied defendant Tate Rheaume's motion for permission to take an interlocutory appeal from the trial court's order denying his motion in limine to admit evidence of the Rutland City Police Department's pursuit policy in his aggravated murder trial. The court held that the trial court acted within its discretion in denying permission under both Vermont Rule of Appellate Procedure 5(b), because an immediate appeal would not materially advance the litigation, and Rule 5.1(a), because the evidentiary ruling did not conclusively determine admissibility, was intertwined with the merits, and would be reviewable after final judgment.