Legal Opinion
State v. Rickards
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided July 13, 2010No. ID 1002005670PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STOKES, J.
Defendant James L. Rickards is charged with Driving Under the Influence (“DUI”) in violation of Title 21 Del. C. § 4177(a). Defendant has moved to suppress the evidence against him on grounds that the arresting officer’s reason for pulling him over was pretextual, thereby violating his rights under Article I, § 6 of the Delaware Constitution. The Court has carefully considered Defendant’s Motion to Suppress and the State’s Response, as well as the transcript of the suppression hearing. On a motion to suppress, the State bears the burden of establishing that the challenged…
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