State v. Santos

DECISION

Prior to trial, Defendant Gary Santos moved to suppress certain evidence including a black powder revolver which was found in his automobile incident to a routine traffic stop by the South Kingstown Police Department. The evidence seized from his car on the date in question, April 24, 2010, was essential to the State's prosecution of Santos relative to the offense of carrying a firearm in a vehicle without the requisite license.

Facts

At the hearing on the motion to suppress, the State presented two witnesses. The first witness was Patrol Officer Bethany Dolock who has been employed…