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U.S. v. McFAYDEN

No. 87-3096.

865 F.2d 1306 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Gregory McFAYDEN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Stern, Washington, D.C., appointed by the Court, for appellant.

Patricia A. Riley, Asst. U.S. Atty. with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell and Elizabeth Trosman, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and REYNOLDS, Senior District Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

Gregory McFayden ("appellant") appeals a decision of the District Court denying his motion to suppress evidence of narcotics that were inadvertently discovered in his automobile after it was stopped at a police traffic roadblock. The appellant claims that the roadblock was unconstitutional because it served no legitimate governmental interest. Therefore, according...

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