State v. LeBlanc

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of two motor vehicle violations, operating a motor vehicle while his license to do so was suspended in violation of 23 V.S.A. § 674, and operating a motor vehicle on a highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2). On appeal, defendant argues that his arrest by a Colchester police officer in Winooski for violations that occurred in Winooski was unlawful, because the arresting officer was outside his territorial jurisdiction at the time he observed the violations and made the arrest. We agree and…