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COMMONWEALTH v. SHIELDS

402 Mass. 162 (1988)

521 N.E.2d 987

COMMONWEALTH vs. THOMAS J. SHIELDS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

April 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conrad W. Fisher for the defendant.

Harry D. Quick, III, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Marjorie Heins, for Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

James M. Shannon, Attorney General, Madelyn Wessel, Judith Saltzman, Tung Huynh, Assistant Attorneys General, & Stanley E. Adelman, for the Secretary of Public Safety, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

HENNESSEY, C.J.

The defendant, Thomas J. Shields, was stopped at a State police "sobriety checkpoint" (roadblock) at approximately 1:15 A.M. on September 13, 1986. After performing several field sobriety tests, Shields was arrested and charged with operating his vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of G.L.c. 90, § 24 (1986 ed.).

Shields moved to suppress the evidence obtained...

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