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City of Cranston v. Krisel Baumet, C.A. T08-0134 (December 3, 2008)

The Defendant appealed the trial judge’s decision to sustain the charged violations of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-14-2 (prima facie limits), § 31-16-5 (turn signal required), and § 31-22-22 (safety belt use – child restraint). The Panel held that the trial judge’s decision to uphold the turn signal violation was clearly erroneous because, while there was testimony that the Defendant failed to use a turn signal, there was no evidence that the movement of the Defendant’s vehicle was without reasonable safety. Accordingly, the Panel dismissed the turn signal required violation.

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