State's Attorney for a Day: Community Supervision

Every day, state's attorneys are charged with making life-altering decisions. What would you do when faced with these kinds of decisions, and what impact might those choices have on everyday Vermonters' lives?

Case 3: A 45 year-old person with a felony conviction for possessing 10 or more doses of a hallucinogenic drug (mushrooms) is released on 1 year probation and six months later is found to have drunk alcohol. The use of alcohol violates the terms of the individual’s probation.

What would you do with this case?