RI District Court and Traffic Tribunal Case Law

This website is in no way affiliated with, sponsored by, or supported by the Rhode Island Judiciary, the Rhode Island District Court, or Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.

State of Rhode Island v. James Sullivan, A.A. No. 11-048 6th Amendment

Defendant appealed the decision of the Appeals Panel sustaining the violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-14-2 (prima facie limits).  The Court held that the defendant’s 6th Amendment rights were not violated because the officer never testified to what the other officer said, instead testifying to what he witnessed as the operator of the radar gun.  Thus, the Court found that the trial judge had every right to assess the credibility of the officer’s statements. Accordingly, the Court sustained the violation against the defendant.

Case Index