Credibility

Defendant appealed the decision of the trial judge sustaining the charged violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-14-2 (prima facie limits).  The defendant argued that he was not speeding and that the trial judge abused his discretion in crediting the testimony of the Trooper.  At trial, the Trooper testified that he recorded the Defendant exceeding the speed limit, testified to his training in the use of radar, and testified that the radar unit had been calibrated before and after his shift on the day of the violation.   Accordingly, the Panel sustained the charged violation.

State of Rhode Island v. Alexander Brown, C.A. No. T12-0037 (August 16, 2012).pdf