RI District Court and Traffic Tribunal Case Law

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City of Warwick v. Robert Iannotti, C.A. No. T09-0086 Sworn Report

Defendant appealed the decision of the trial judge sustaining the violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-27-2.1 (refusal to submit to a chemical test). Following Link v. State, 633 A.2d 1345, 1348 (R.I. 1993), the Court held that the role of the officer’s sworn report ended with the preliminary suspension of the defendant’s license. Therefore, the misidentification of the defendant’s vehicle on the sworn report was inconsequential at trail for the refusal to submit charge. Thus, the Court affirmed the decision of the trial court sustaining the charge against the defendant.

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