Kettle v. the State

Rickman, Judge.

Christopher Kettle appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained after his vehicle was stopped at a roadblock. He contends that his consent to a blood test was not free and voluntary and that the roadblock was unlawful. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Our task when reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress must be limited in nature. The trial court sits as the trier of fact and when the trial court has made express findings of disputed facts, we must accept those findings unless they are clearly erroneous, construe the…