Legal Opinion
State v. Spooner
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 19, 2012No. 2011-312PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReiber, C.J.
¶ 1. The State of Vermont appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of a civil driver’s license suspension complaint. The trial court found that the statutory requirements for civil suspension had not been met. We affirm.
¶ 2. The following facts are uncontested. On April 30, 2011, at 11:51 p.m., defendant was stopped in Newbury by Vermont State Trooper David Shaffer after ignoring a “Road Closed — High Water” sign and crossing a flooded roadway. Trooper Shaffer, smelling alcohol, asked defendant to perform a preliminary breath test and field sobriety tests. Based on the results of those…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. StrongSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
- State v. Therrien, Jr.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2011
- In Re Appeal of LundeSupreme Court of Vermont · 1997
- Omega Optical, Inc. v. Chroma Technology Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- State v. VezinaSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. David WisowatySupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
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- State v. Kelly M. TaylorSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
- State v. NugentSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014
- State v. NugentSupreme Court of Vermont · 2014
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