Legal Opinion
State v. Tuma
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 9, 2013No. 2012-365PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
¶ 1. The State of Vermont appeals the suppression of evidence obtained in the stop of defendant Marek Tuma’s vehicle that led to his arrest and charge of driving under the influence (DUI), arguing that the fact that one side of defendant’s front license plate was one to two inches below the other gave rise to reasonable suspicion that he was committing a traffic violation. We affirm.
¶ 2. The facts leading to the stop of defendant’s vehicle are not in dispute. On November 13, 2011, a police officer observed defendant driving on Putney Road in Brattleboro. The officer observed, in his own…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State v. RiceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
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- State v. FletcherSupreme Court of Vermont · 2010
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