Patrick T. Canan Criminal Law Blog

After a DUI arrest the DMV suspended the driver's license and the driver appealed the ruling to the Circuit court. Then, according to the appellate court, the Circuit court failed to apply correct law in reversing
license suspension on ground that arresting officer lacked sufficient basis to
initiate stop of licensee's vehicle. Only founded suspicion is necessary to
effectuate a DUI traffic stop, and the findings of the hearing officer clearly
supported the... Read More