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Nebeil Sarhan v. State of Rhode Island, A.A. No. 12-094 Reasonable Grounds

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 Court held that the offcer possessed reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant was operating under the influence because the defendant admitting he consumed alcohol, had watery eyes, slurred speech, emitted a slight odor of alcohol, admitted the accident was the result of driving too fast, and failed to properly execute field sobriety tests.  Accordingly, the Court sustained the violation against the defendant. 

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