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Article: City of Indianapolis v. Edmond: the constitutionality of drug interdiction checkpoints. (Supreme Court Review)
- Article from:
- Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
- Author:
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City of Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2001).
I. INTRODUCTION
In City of Indianapolis v. Edmond, (1) the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of a drug interdiction program operated in Indianapolis. The Supreme Court held that the drug interdiction checkpoints were unconstitutional violations of the Fourth Amendment because the primary purpose of the checkpoints was general crime control.
This Note argues that the decision in Edmond was incorrect. The previous roadblock cases of United States v. Martinez-Fuerte (2) and Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz (3) clearly established that roadblocks in certain situations are ...