RI District Court and Traffic Tribunal Case Law

This website is in no way affiliated with, sponsored by, or supported by the Rhode Island Judiciary, the Rhode Island District Court, or Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.

T09-0120 Knowing and Voluntary Decision

Defendant appealed the decision of the trial court sustaining the violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-27-2.1 (refusal to submit to chemical test). The Court held that the defendant had voluntarily refused to submit to the chemical test even though there was evidence that the defendant had been given some medication because the state met its burden of proving that the defendant was coherent and, further, the state did not have a duty to inquire as to whether an individual is on medication.  Accordingly, the Court sustained the violation.

Case Index