State v. Badessa

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PARKER, J.A.D.

In this appeal, defendant challenges the stop of his vehicle after he made a lawful turn at an intersection within a two-block DWI checkpoint zone. He argues that, in the absence of signs prohibiting turns, the police lacked probable cause to stop his vehicle and that evidence of his refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test after the stop should have been suppressed.

After the municipal court judge denied defendant’s motion to suppress, the matter was tried and defendant was found not guilty of driving while intoxicated (DWI), N.J.S.A.…