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Location specific bank robbery roadblock was valid

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Houston P.D. roadblock for bank robbery suspect was valid under Edmund and Lidster where it was set on the escape route from the bank robbery based on the signal from the beeper pack. United States v. Abbott, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 3116 (5th Cir. February 13, 2008) (unpublished): With respect to the roadblock, the district court likewise did not err. Roadblocks designed to address specialized law-enforcement purposes may be permissible without the presence of individualized suspicion, provided the court finds a favorable balance between "the gravity of the public concerns served by the seizure, the degree to which the seizure advances the public interest, and the severity of the interference with individual liberty". Brown v. Texas, 443 U.S. 47, 50-51, 99 S...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 15, 2008 (boomark / email).