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Michael Jeff v. State of Rhode Island, A.A. No. 08-65 Reasonable Suspicion

Defendant appealed the decision of the Appeals Panel sustaining the violations of R.I.G.L. § 31-27-2.1 (refusal to submit to a chemical test) and § 31-15-3 (passing of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions). The Court held that where the defendant came to a screeching halt in an intersection and then cross over the double yellow line, there was reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the decision of the trial court sustaining the charge against the defendant.

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