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· 9/29/2005

Bease v. State

Citations

  • 884 A.2d 495
  • 2005 Del. LEXIS 376
  • 2005 WL 2414193

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that evidence of a traffic violation, odor of alcohol, rapid speech, admission to drinking, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and a failed alphabet test constituted probable cause to arrest the driver for a DUI offense
  • holding that a traffic violation, the smell of alcohol on the defendant’s breath, his rapid speech, his bloodshot and glassy eyes, and his admission to drinking alcohol the night before were sufficient to find probable cause
  • holding there was probable cause to arrest the defendant prior to performing field tests based on tire defendant’s rapid speech, odor of aicohol, admission to drinking, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and improper lane change
  • holding there was probable cause to arrest the defendant prior to performing field tests based on the defendant’s rapid speech, odor of alcohol, admission to drinking, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and improper lane change
  • finding probable cause based on odor of contraband, bloodshot eyes, altered speech, and admission to prior consumption of intoxicant
  • finding probable cause based on a “traffic accident, bloodshot, glassy, and watery eyes, an odor of alcohol and an admission of drinking”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Steele, Holland, Jacobs

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