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STATE v. HICKS

55 S.W.3d 515 (2001)

STATE of Tennessee v. Larry Allen HICKS.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

September 11, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry H. Summers, Chattanooga, TN, for the appellant, Larry Allen Hicks.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Daryl J. Brand, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, TN, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

OPINION

WILLIAM M. BARKER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, J., joined.

The primary issue in this case is whether drivers' license roadblocks are constitutionally reasonable under Article I, section 7 of the Tennessee Constitution. After officers stopped the appellant at a drivers' license checkpoint, they discovered marijuana in the front seat of his car. The appellant later...

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