ASCHER v. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. C3-93-364.

505 N.W.2d 362 (1993)

Ricky Francis ASCHER, Petitioner, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted October 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faison T. Sessoms, Jr., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Joseph Plumer, Jeffrey S. Bilcik, Asst. Attys. Gen., St. Paul, for respondent.

Considered and decided by PARKER, P.J., and LANSING and THOREEN, JJ.


OPINION

PARKER, Judge

Appellant Ricky Ascher argues that Fourth Amendment violations occurred when he was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint where television media were invited and present. He also argues that sobriety checkpoints violate article I, section 10, of the Minnesota Constitution. We reverse.

FACTS

On August 14-15, 1992, the Burnsville Police Department, the Dakota County Sheriff's Department, and the Minnesota State Patrol conducted...

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