Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beaman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 15, 2005No. 34 WAP 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
880 A.2d 578 (2005)
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee
v.
Gary BEAMAN, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued March 7, 2005.
Decided August 15, 2005.
Kevin McNicholas, for Gary Beaman.
David R. Crowley, Bellefonte, for Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Michael Wayne Streily, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Before: CAPPY, C.J., NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, JJ.
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
This appeal involves a facial constitutional challenge to the validity of police sobriety checkpoints. The primary question for resolution centers on whether roving police…
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