People v. Hackett

This case presents question as to whether trial court properly granted defendant's motion to quash his arrest on charge of aggravated driving under influence where defendant was initially stopped on belief that defendant had committed offense of improper lane usage. While state argued that officer had probable cause to make said traffic stop when he observed defendant cross center line for brief duration on two occasions, Appellate Court, in affirming suppression order, found that no reasonable police officer could have believed that defendant was engaging in improper lane usage in absence of any observation that defendant actually drove for reasonably appreciable distance in more than one lane. (Dissent filed.)