Criminal
Dec. 25, 2001
Roadblock Rights
Criminal Law Practitioner Column by Laurie L. Levonson - Last term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that roadblocks conducted for the primary purpose of narcotics interdiction violate the Fourth Amendment. See Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000). Writing for a 6-3 majority, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor held that "[w]hen law enforcement authorities pursue primarily general crime control purposes at checkpoints ... stops can only be justified by some quantum of individualized suspicion."
Last term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that roadblocks conducted for the primary purpose of narcotics interdiction violate the Fourth Amendment. See Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000). Writing for a 6-3 majority, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor held that "[w]hen law enforcement a...
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