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Michael Rollings A.A. No. 00-75 Reasonable Grounds/ Probable Cause

Defendant appealed the decision of the Appeals Panel sustaining the violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-27-2.1 (refusal to submit to a chemical test). The District Court held that the officer had probable cause to arrest the defendant because the defendant was speeding, had bloodshot and watery eyes, slurred speech, emitted an odor of alcohol on his breath, and admitted to consuming alcohol. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the decision of Appeals Panel sustaining the violation against the defendant.

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