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People v. Scott

Citations

  • 63 N.Y.2d 518
  • 473 N.E.2d 1
  • 483 N.Y.S.2d 649
  • 1984 N.Y. LEXIS 4715

How courts have described this case

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  • in the case of a fixed checkpoint, “the known and permanent location of the checkpoint [makes] it easily avoidable.”
  • \There is ... no question that a roadblock or checkpoint is a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.\
  • \There is ... no question that a roadblock or checkpoint is a seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.\
  • \it is publicity about roadblocks that is the chief means of deterring driving while intoxicated\
  • written operating procedures which allowed police officers from a roadblock to follow drivers avoiding the roadblock to observe for traffic violations, thus implying that the act of making a U-turn, standing alone, would not be enough to constitute a reasonable suspicion
  • DUI roadblock prevails in balancing test

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Judges: Meyer

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