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Town of Middletown v. Svetlana Semenova, Ca.A. No. T11-0049 Reasonable Suspicion to Stop

Defendant appealed the decision of the trial judge sustaining the violations of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-27-2.1 (refusal to submit to a chemical test) and R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-15-11 (laned roadway). Defendant claimed that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion to stop her. The Court held that the officer had reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant because he observed the defendant travel at a high rate of speed and swerve into the break down lane. Accordingly, the Court sustained the violation of § 31-17-2.1.

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