Legal Opinion
State v. Hicks
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 2001No. E1999-00957-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, J., joined.
The primary issue in this case is whether drivers’ license roadblocks are constitutionally reasonable under Article I, section 7 of the Tennessee Constitution. After officers stopped the appellant at a drivers’ license checkpoint, they discovered marijuana in the front seat of his car. The appellant later successfully moved to suppress the evidence, arguing that the roadblock did not conform to this Court’s decision in State v. Downey, 945 S.W.2d 102 (Tenn.1997). The State appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, which reversed the trial court…
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