State v. Griffin

Defendant appeals from a conviction after a court trial of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2), on grounds that the arresting officer had no authority to stop and arrest him outside of his jurisdiction. We affirm.

On December 12, 1987, Officer Robert Rodd of the Waterbury Police Department observed defendant at about 2:25 a.m. traveling south on South Main Street in Waterbury, crossing the center line one tire width. The officer followed defendant’s car, which continued to weave from edge to edge of the lane at a speed approximately ten miles an hour…