Preliminary Suspension

Defendant appealed the decision of the Appeals Panel involving an alleged violation of R.I.G.L. 1956 § 31-27-2.1 (“refusal to submit”). The Appeals Panel held that the preliminary order suspending the defendant’s license was interlocutory in nature and not subject to immediate appeal. However, before the District Court heard this case on the merits, the matter was resolved with an admission to the charge by the defendant. Accordingly, the District Court determined that the defendant’s appeal was moot.

Robert Faulkner v. State of Rhode Island, A.A. No. 16-128 (March 16, 2017).pdf