Legal Opinion
People v. Scott
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1984PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Meyer, J.
A roadblock established pursuant to a written directive of the County Sheriff for the purpose of detecting and deterring driving while intoxicated or while impaired, and as to which operating personnel are prohibited from administering sobriety tests unless they observe listed criteria, indicative of intoxication, which give substantial cause to believe that the operator is intoxicated, is constitutionally permissible, notwithstanding that the location of the roadblock is moved several times during the three- to four-hour period of operation, and notwithstanding…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by145 opinions
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- Patchogue-Medford Congress of Teachers v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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