STATE v. SUTPHIN

No. 90-258.

614 A.2d 792 (1992)

STATE of Vermont v. Donna SUTPHIN.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied July 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Keefe, Addison County Deputy State's Atty., Middlebury, for plaintiff-appellee.

Bonnie Barnes of Sessions, Keiner, Dumont, Barnes & Everitt, Middlebury, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant appeals from the trial court's denial of her motion to suppress evidence. She was charged with driving while intoxicated, a violation of 23 V.S.A. § 1201. Defendant contends that the "stop" of her vehicle constituted an illegal seizure under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We hold that the Fourth Amendment was not violated, and affirm.

On September 24, 1989, at approximately 1:15 a.m., an Addison...

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