STATE v. CLULEY

No. 2001-569-M.P.

808 A.2d 1098 (2002)

STATE v. David CLULEY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Sullivan, III, Aaron L. Weisman, Providence, for plaintiff.

Richard S. Humphrey, Tiverton, Amy Stratton, Coventry, for defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

The law may be a blunt instrument, but it is not an exact science. This driving-under-the-influence (DUI) case illustrates that point, and, at the same time, provides an object lesson on why the law does not concern itself with trifles ("de minimis non curat lex").

Petitioning for certiorari, the state asks us to reverse a District Court decision suppressing certain breath-test results attributable to respondent...

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