State v. Spaulding

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is ah interlocutory appeal brought by the State following the sustaining by the trial court of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized from his automobile. Since no official transcript of the evidence was available, counsel prepared and submitted a statement of the proceedings. The statement was approved by the trial judge. We summarize the facts as set forth therein.

The defendant, Russell L. Spaulding, was the owner of a 1973 Chevrolet automobile which he was driving on March 10, 1985. He was involved in a collision on a rural…