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DUI Roadblocks in Maryland

By Bruce M. Robinson, P.A.

The 4th Amendment to the United State's Constitution says "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated..." This amendment, part of the Bill of Rights, made applicable to the individual states through the 14th amendment Due Process clause as established by the Supreme Court in Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961), says that citizens shall not be stopped in their cars, or otherwise without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that a crime has been committed. This law was upheld by the Supreme Court in Delaware v. Prouse where the Supreme Court held the 4th Amendment right to privacy outweighed the states desire to stop cars to check driver's licenses and registration cards...continue to full post

Full post as published by Maryland DUI Lawyer Blog on November 16, 2008 (boomark / email).