Legal Opinion
State v. Super. Ct. in & for County of Pima
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1984No. 17679-SAPublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
This is a special action brought by the State from a decision of the Superior Court of Pima County affirming the granting of defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaints against them. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Art. 6, § 5 of the Arizona Constitution.
We must decide the following issue: Were the sobriety checkpoints conducted by the Tucson Police Department between 9 December 1983 and 31 December 1983 constitutional?
The facts follow. The Tucson Police Department set up a series of sobriety checkpoints between 9 and 31 December 1983. The stops were constructed and…
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