{"id":2088,"date":"2019-10-15T22:12:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T02:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2019-10-16T21:44:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T01:44:26","slug":"massachusetts-sjc-upholds-stop-for-marked-lanes-violation-based-on-insignificant-infraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-sjc-upholds-stop-for-marked-lanes-violation-based-on-insignificant-infraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts SJC upholds stop for marked lanes violation based on insignificant infraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently reviewed Commonwealth v. Larose to answer whether it was reasonable, and therefore valid, for a police officer to stop the defendant\u2019s motor vehicle for failing to drive entirely within a marked traffic lane.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant was traveling during the early morning hours on Route 202, a two-lane highway with a single lane of travel in each direction, when the defendant, who was traveling directly in front of the officer, crossed the right-side fog line (the white line on the right-hand side of a road that separates the driving lane from the shoulder), one time for two to three seconds as shown by the officer\u2019s dashboard camera.<\/p>\n<p>After subsequent observations and further inquiries, the defendant was charged with an OUI and marked lanes violation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-sjc-upholds-stop-for-marked-lanes-violation-based-on-insignificant-infraction\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Massachusetts SJC upholds stop for marked lanes violation based on insignificant infraction\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently reviewed Commonwealth v. 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