Legal Opinion
State v. Sylvain
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 14, 2003PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] The State of Maine appeals, pursuant to 15 M.R.S.A. § 2115-A(1) (Supp. 2002), from the decision of the District Court (Portland, Goranites, J.) granting David Sylvain’s motion to suppress evidence obtained during field sobriety tests. The State argues that the state trooper had an objectively reasonable and articula-ble suspicion that Sylvain was driving under the influence of alcohol and therefore that the State’s pursuit of further information through field sobriety tests was reasonable pursuant to Fourth Amendment principles. We vacate the order of suppression.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] On…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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