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Commonwealth v. Cox

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 2016No. 2013-SC-000618-DGPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON

We granted discretionary review in this case to determine whether a police roadblock designed to remove drunk drivers from state highways amounted to an unreasonable seizure in violation of both the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 10 of the Ken- ■ tucky Constitution. Billy Cox was convicted of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (DUI) after being stopped at a roadblock. The Court of Appeals found the roadblock unconstitutional because law enforcement failed to follow proper procedures in implementing…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. City of Indianapolis v. EdmondSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. LaFollette v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WheelerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2018
  2. Clarence L. Cobb v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2017
  3. McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Clarence L. Cobb v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Dovontia ReedKentucky Supreme Court · 2022

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