Legal Opinion
State v. Caron
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 24, 1987PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The defendant, Wayne Caron, appeals from a Superior Court, York County, judgment of conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312 (1978 & Supp.1987).
Caron's only contention on appeal is that the District Court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence emanating from his vehicle being stopped by a Maine state trooper. We agree with Caron that the trooper lacked an articulable suspicion sufficient to justify the stop of Caron’s vehicle and vacate the judgment.
Caron was stopped on Route 202 in Alfred in the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. GriffinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- State v. GarlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- State v. WentworthSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
3Cited by34 opinions
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