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CRANDOL v. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS

Record No. 881391.

386 S.E.2d 113 (1989)

Donald Edward CRANDOL v. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 10, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimese L. Pendergraft, Herbert V. Kelly, Jr. (Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, Newport News, on brief), for appellant.

Allen L. Jackson, Deputy City Atty. (Verbena M. Askew, City Atty., Collins L. Owens, Jr., Asst. City Atty., on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, THOMAS, WHITING and LACY, JJ.

WHITING, Justice.

In this case, we review the legality of a roadblock established to check the sobriety of motor vehicle operators.

Pursuant to an administrative decision by the local police department, on Friday, November 28, 1986, at approximately 10:00 p.m., police officers established a roadblock on Warwick Boulevard in the City of Newport News (the City). The roadblock was intended as a sobriety checkpoint for motor vehicle operators. Orange cones were...

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