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Ingersoll v. Palmer

California Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 1987No. S.F. 25001PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KAUFMAN, J.

This case presents the question whether sobriety checkpoints are permissible under the federal and state Constitutions. We conclude that within certain limitations a sobriety checkpoint may be operated in a manner consistent with the federal and state Constitutions.

Facts

Petitioners are California taxpayers who seek to prohibit the operation of sobriety checkpoints in California. Respondents are chiefs of police of various California cities and the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol. Petitioners alleged that the respondent law enforcement officers in the various…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by115 opinions

  1. Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn.California Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. AlvarezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. CruzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. People v. MendozaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. HicksTennessee Supreme Court · 2001

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