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State of Rhode Island v. Robert Braddock, C.A. T08-0073 (July 30, 2008)

The Defendant appealed the trial judge’s decision to sustain the charged violations of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-14-2 (speeding), R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-15-11 (laned roadway violation), and R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-16-5 (failure to use a turn signal). The Defendant argued that the trial judge erred in sustaining the turn signal violation because there was insufficient evidence to support the charge. Here, the Trooper testified that he observed the Defendant made “several aggressive and erratic lane changes” without using his motorcycle’s turn signal when he “[came] upon slower traffic.”  The Panel held that the Trooper’s testimony was sufficient to establish that the Defendant moved right and left on a roadway without using a turn signal and that his failure to signal likely affected the traffic around him. Accordingly, the Panel upheld the trial judge’s decision to sustain the charged violation.

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