State v. Downey

Decided 1997-05-12

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OPINION ANDERSON, Justice. We granted this appeal to answer a question of first impression: whether a sobriety roadblock at which police officers stop and question motorists whose prior conduct is unremarkable and free from suspicion, is an unreasonable seizure in violation of article I, section 7 of the Tennessee Constitution? The defendant was arrested for driving under the influence…

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