State v. Bottiggilonge (2005-428 & 2005-429)

2007 VT 12

[Filed 29-Jan-2007]

                                 ENTRY ORDER

                                 2007 VT 12

                SUPREME COURT DOCKET NOS. 2005-428 & 2005-429

                             JANUARY TERM, 2007

  State of Vermont                     }         APPEALED FROM:
                                       }
                                       }
       v.                              }         District Court of Vermont,
                                       }         Unit No. 2, Addison Circuit
  Michele Bottiggilonge                }
                                       }         DOCKET NOS. 43-6-05 Ancs & 
                                       }                     319-6-05 Ancr

                                                 Trial Judges: Christina C. 
                                                                Reiss 
                                                               Matthew I. Katz

             In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter:

       ¶  1.  The issue in this case - whether a seizure occurred when the
  arresting officer pulled his cruiser beside defendant's vehicle and tapped
  on her window-is controlled by our recent decision in State v. Nault, 2006
  VT 42, ¶ ¶ 2-3, 18, 17 Vt. L.W. 122, wherein we found no seizure based
  on similar facts.  Accordingly, the district court's order granting
  defendant's motion to suppress is reversed, and the matter is remanded for
  further proceedings consistent with this order.

       Reversed and remanded.

                                       BY THE COURT:


                                       _________________________________________
                                       Paul L. Reiber, Chief Justice

                                       _________________________________________
                                       John A. Dooley, Associate Justice

                                       _________________________________________
                                       Denise R. Johnson, Associate Justice

                                       _________________________________________
                                       Marilyn S. Skoglund, Associate Justice

                                       _________________________________________
                                       James L. Morse, Associate Justice (Ret.),
                                       Specially Assigned