State v. Kneeland

The motion judge did make findings on the record in explaining her ruling. She found that the most damaging evidence to support the investigatory stop was that the vehicle backed inte a, snowbank across the parking lot. She also found that it did not hit another vehicle; that the dimensions of the lot were unknown; that the lot was narrower than ordinary because of the snowbanks; and that the road conditions were unknown. She therefore granted the motion to suppress. The court apparently finds these findings inadequate for it to address the merits of the State’s appeal. Although we, with the…