State v. Bibbins

I concur fully in Presiding Judge Ruffin’s dissent but write separately to note that (1) there is a split in the federal circuits regarding the main question presented; (2) federal circuit court opinions on this matter are not controlling on this Court; (3) the United States Supreme Court has limited the scope of permissible investigation in the related area of roadblock cases, to not include ordinary criminal wrongdoing such as illegal drug activities; (4) the result suggested by the dissents is not anomalous; and (5) the posture of this case on appeal and the record before us raises…