Commonwealth v. Morris

By judge Edward l. Kogshire

These two actions have been consolidated for the purposes of a suppression motion. After reviewing the briefs submitted by the parties and listening to oral arguments, the Court concludes that the motion should be granted.

Facts

On two different nights in April 1998, the Defendants were each stopped at a sobriety checkpoint roadblock in the City of Charlottesville. The Defendants now move to suppress any evidence obtained during those stops as violative of the Fourth Amendment, applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

*180The City of Charlottesville…