State v. Gascon

SWANSTROM, Judge.

This case gives occasion for determining whether a temporary roadblock established to apprehend the perpetrator of a serious felony is constitutionally and statutorily permissible. Troy Gascon entered a conditional plea of guilty to robbery, reserving his right on appeal to challenge the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress. The main issue is whether the district court erred in holding that a search of Gascon’s vehicle, following a stop at a temporary roadblock, did not violate Gascon’s constitutional rights, thus not requiring suppression of evidence seized in…