Legal Opinion
Lowe v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 27, 1985No. Record 841618PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
The question for decision in this criminal case is the legality of a roadblock established for the purpose of checking the sobriety of motor vehicle operators.
On Saturday, January 28, 1984, at 1:55 a.m., defendant Jimmy Dale Lowe was operating a motor vehicle south on Avon Street across a bridge in the City of Charlottesville. The city police had established a roadblock at the south end of the bridge about three hours earlier. The roadblock was announced to motorists by a sign, stating “License and Sobriety Checkpoint, Prepare to Stop,” located on the crest of the bridge facing southbound…
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