Speeding

The Defendant appealed the trial magistrate’s decision to sustain the charged violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-14-2 (prima facie limits). The Defendant argued that a motorist has a right to inspect a police officer’s radar or laser unit immediately following a traffic stop for speeding and that he was denied his right when the Patrolman refused to show him the laser gun used to record his vehicle’s speed. The Panel held that the Defendant’s argument was unavailing because the Defendant did not cite and the Appeals Panel did not find any authority for the rule. Accordingly, the Panel upheld the trial magistrate’s decision to sustain the charged violation.

State of Rhode Island v. James Devine, C.A. M08-0007 (July 16, 2008).pdf