{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7001","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 7001","heading":"Conviction by court having jurisdiction","body":"A person shall not be punished for an offense unless he or she is convicted thereof in a court having jurisdiction of the cause and the person.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 221: Judgment, Sentence, and Execution","Subchapter 001: GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/221/07001","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"cc9898ad17c1c4c7b5a8c95e98276ceee3e89850639f96c5b8a55910169dbf58","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-6721-6727","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-7002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}