State v. Boyea

To appreciate the realities underlying today’s decision, consider the following alternative scenarios based upon the record evidence. Having received a State Police radio dispatch — derived from an unnamed informant — reporting a specifically described vehicle with New York plates traveling in a certain direction on 1-89 operating “erratically,” a police officer locates the car, observes it exit the highway and pulls out in pursuit. The officer catches up with the vehicle within minutes, but then faces a difficult decision. He could, as *402the officer here, stop the vehicle as soon as possible,…