Legal Opinion
Ascher v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 30, 1994No. C3-93-364PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COYNE, Justice.
The issue in this appeal is whether the state has met its burden of establishing con*184stitutional justification for police use of temporary roadblocks to stop cars and investigate a large number of drivers in the hope of discovering that some of them are alcohol-impaired. We hold that it has not met its burden and that such roadblocks violate Minn. Const. art. I, § 10.
This case arises from a roadblock that the Burnsville Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol conducted at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and Highway 13 in Burnsville from 10:00 p.m., Friday,…
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