Pickering v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was found guilty of underage driving under the influence. Appellant subsequently appealed the denial of his motion to suppress the results of his breathalyzer test, arguing that the arresting officer was acting outside of his territorial jurisdiction when he transported Appellant to a different county to perform the breathalyzer test and that the test results were thus unlawfully obtained. The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of the motion to suppress after citing with approval the reasoning employed by the Rhode Island Supreme Court in State v. Hagan, holding that the officer's actions in the present case were both reasonable and lawful, and therefore, the circuit court did not err in denying the motion.
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