Legal Opinion
State v. Theetge
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 14, 2000No. 99-367PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amestoy, CJ.
In this driving while intoxicated (DWI) case, the State has filed an interlocutory appeal from a Windsor District Court decision granting defendant Eugene Theetge’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from a seizure. The State argues that a seizure did not occur, or, in the Alternative, if a seizure did occur, the officer’s actions were lawful. We reverse.
On March 2, 1999, at 11:30 p'.m., Vermont State Police Trooper Timothy Clouatre observed defendant’s stopped vehicle in the southbound breakdown lane of Interstate 91 in Hartland. The officer pulled his cruiser into the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. PinkhamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- State v. MarcelloSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- State v. BurgessSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
- State v. SutphinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- State v. HansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- State v. PierceSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
- State v. FordSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
- State v. MarshallSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
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