Legal Opinion
State v. Lamb
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 31, 1998No. 96-252PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
Defendant Lawrence Lamb appeals his conviction of operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2). He contends that the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence derived from an investigatory stop of his vehicle based upon information supplied by an unnamed informant; and (2) admitting the results of a Datamaster infrared breath test. We affirm.
The essential question before the Court is whether, considered in their totality, the circumstances justified a brief investigatory stop based in part upon an unnamed informant’s tip…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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