Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Shields
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 14, 1988PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant, Thomas J. Shields, was stopped at a State police “sobriety checkpoint” (roadblock) at *163approximately 1:15 a.m. on September 13, 1986. After performing several field sobriety tests, Shields was arrested and charged with operating his vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1986 ed.).
Shields moved to suppress the evidence obtained following his stop at the roadblock, contending that it was the fruit of an unlawful seizure. In support of this motion, Shields argued that the Commonwealth must prove that no less intrusive…
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- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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