State v. LaPlante

[¶ 1] In this appeal, we consider the constitutionality of a state trooper’s stop of a vehicle for the sole purpose of seeking information from the operator concerning another vehicle that the trooper observed speeding. This issue arises from Ronald A. LaPlante’s conviction of operating under the influence (Class C), 29-A M.R.S. § 2411(1-A)(C)(3) (2010), entered in the Superior Court (Hancock County, Cuddy, J.) after his conditional guilty plea. La-Plante contends that the court (Hunter; J.) erred when it denied his motion to suppress because the information-seeking stop that led to his…