Commonwealth v. Miranda

The defendant, Manuel R. Miranda, was convicted of operating under the influence of alcohol after being stopped when he appeared to try to evade a sobriety checkpoint by making an illegal turn. Rejecting his challenge to the seizure of his person and to the impanelment of his jury, we affirm.

1. Suppression. The defendant, upon approaching a sobriety checkpoint, stopped at a green light and then made an illegal left turn, causing oncoming traffic to slow or stop. Observing this, a State police sergeant promptly stopped the defendant's vehicle. Detecting numerous indications of the defendant's…