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GALBERTH v. U.S.

Nos. 89-382 and 89-1008.

590 A.2d 990 (1991)

Russell GALBERTH and Jay Taylor, Appellants. v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Copacino, with whom V.C. Lindsay, appointed by this court, was on the brief, for appellant Russell Galberth.

David A. Reiser, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, was on the brief, for appellant Jay Taylor.

Kathleen A. Felton, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and John R. Fisher, Helen M. Bollwerk, Robert M. Kruger and William M. Blier, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Arthur B. Spitzer and Elizabeth Symonds were on the brief, for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area.

Before ROGERS, Chief Judge, and FERREN and TERRY, Associate Judges.

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

In these consolidated appeals appellants Russell Galberth and Jay Taylor appeal their convictions on the ground that the trial court erred in denying their motions to suppress evidence that was discovered after they were stopped at police traffic roadblocks.1 Guided by Supreme Court precedent, we balance the government interest served by the roadblocks against the liberty interests of the individuals seized. We therefore...

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