State v. Lavoie, K3/97-0362a (1997)

DECISION

This matter is before the Court on appeal from the District Court as a result of the defendant's conviction pursuant to § 31-27.0-02-A of the Rhode Island General Laws for driving while intoxicated, first offense. The defendant moves that this Court suppress all evidence acquired by the State as the result of a stop made by a Coventry police officer on March 24, 1997. The defendant asserts that said stop was unjustified and was violative of Ms. Lavoie's constitutional protections, to wit: the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and/or Article 1 § 6 of the Rhode…