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DUI checkpoint on entrance to military base was valid

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

DUI checkpoint on entrance to a Georgia Navy base was valid. It was governed by Sitz and not Edmond. "Moreover, despite the lack of signage announcing the inspection, there was a police-type vehicle at the Base's entry with its lights on, and security personnel were wearing brightly colored vests. Further, Defendant was attempting entry onto a military installation. Even if the gate through which he attempted entry was not on a 'closed' part of the Base, this Court must nonetheless respect the security needs inherent of a military installation." United States v. Howard, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72916 (S.D. Ga. September 24, 2008).*

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 27, 2008 (boomark / email).