Legal Opinion

Howard v. Voshell

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided June 19, 1992PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RIDGELY, President Judge

Appellant Beverly Howard (“Howard”) appeals a decision by the Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) which revoked her driver’s license for three months pursuant to 21 Del.C. § 2742(e). At issue in this appeal is whether there was an articulable and reasonable suspicion to stop Howard’s vehicle simply because she made a lawful U-turn 1,000 feet before a sobriety checkpoint. Because there was no reasonable, articulable suspicion on the facts of this case to stop Howard’s vehicle, the Court finds that the stop was unlawful, and that the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Olney v. CoochSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  5. Murphy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Oughton v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATEMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. United States v. LesterDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2001
  5. Chase v. MetzgerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2022

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