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State v. Beauregard1/2/2003
scriminatory enforcement actions. We are unpersuaded that the void for vagueness doctrine is implicated by the facts in this case. As we noted above, Vermont's motor vehicle law is explicit in terms of what is prohibited: it is a violation of § 1221 to drive a vehicle on a highway without a muffler that is in good mechanical condition. The statute does not prohibit innocent conduct, nor does it confer "vast discretion" on the police to determine what action constitutes a violation. See Morales, 527 U.S. at 60-61, 119 S.Ct. 1849. For a motor vehicle stop to be valid, "the legal justification must be objectively grounded." United States v. Miller, 146 F.3d 274, 279 (5th Cir.1998) (citing Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 812-14, 116 S.Ct. 1769, 135 L.Ed.2d 89 (1996)). We believe that the State has demonstrated that the trooper in this case acted with an objectively grounded suspicion that defendant's *475 muffler was not in good working condition, and the stop was justified.
Affirmed.
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