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Pavel Kovner v. RITT, A.A. No. 05-13 Jurisdicitional Issues

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 although the officer stopped the defendant over the boundary line in another jurisdiction, the officer had probable cause for arrest based on events that he observed within his jurisdiction, including crossing the double yellow line multiple times and driving into a curb. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the decision of the Appeals Panel sustaining the violation against the defendant.

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