Legal Opinion
State v. Downey
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1997No. 03S01-9604-CC-00039PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
We granted this appeal to answer a question of first impression: whether a sobriety roadblock at which police officers stop and question motorists whose prior conduct is unremarkable and free from suspicion, is an unreasonable seizure in violation of article I, section 7 of the Tennessee Constitution?
The defendant was arrested for driving under the influence after being stopped at a roadblock in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Prior to being stopped, the defendant’s conduct was unremarkable and not suspicious. At trial, the defendant moved to suppress the evidence on the…
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