“A few days before the roadblock was put in place, a precinct captain had suggested a speed trap be set up on Groover Road in response to one citizen’s complaint about speeding and littering. The narrow mountain road proved unsuitable for radar or laser guns, so Sergeant Andrew Marchetta decided to set up a roadblock to check licenses, registration and other paperwork.  In the 1998 case LaFotontaine v. Georgia, the state Supreme Court ruled that supervisors must set the time and location of the checkpoint in advance, not in the field. Otherwise, officers could arbitrarily decide to set up a roadblock on the spot to stop a particular driver without having a reasonable suspicion.”

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