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II The State argues that the district court erred by failing to perform the balancing test we established in State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286 (1985), and by treating the fact that the PPD issued its press release one day before the checkpoint as dispositive of the question of the checkpoint’s constitutionality.

Because Part I, Article 19 of our State Constitution provides greater protection for individual rights than does the Fourth Amendment of the Federal Constitution, see State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286, 289, 499 A.2d 977, 979-80 (1985), we need not engage in a separate federal analysis.

The court found that the police officer’s belief that the driver of the Cadillac at the time of the stop was the same driver that Martin observed driving erratically almost an hour earlier was “speculative” and based on a “hunch.” In reaching this conclusion, the court, relying on State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286, 499 A.2d 977 (1985), stated that “the State must prove that no less intrusive means (than a seizure) are available to accomplish the State’s goal of investigating and preventing impaired

Because we conclude that the defendant was seized illegally under part I, article 19 of the State Constitution, we need not reach the federal issue.

Because the State Constitution provides at least as much protection in this area as its federal counterpart, we decline to conduct a separate federal analysis.

Because we conclude that the State Constitution provides at least as much protection as the Federal Constitution in this area, we need not conduct a separate federal analysis.

Because we conclude that the State Constitution provides at least as much protection as the Federal Constitution in this area, we need not conduct a separate federal analysis.

Under our State Constitution, “where the search or seizure of a motor vehicle is involved, article 19 provides significantly greater protection than the fourth amendment against intrusion by the State.” State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286, 291, 499 A.2d 977, 981 (1985).

State v. Ball, 124 N.H. 226, 231-33, 471 A.2d 347, 350-52 (1983); see also State v. Bradberry, 129 N.H. at 73, 522 A.2d at 1382 (opinion of Brock, C.J.); State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286, 291, 499 A.2d 977, 979-80 (1985); State v. Sidebotham, 124 N.H. 682, 686-87, 474 A.2d 1377, 1379-80 (1984); State v. Settle, 122 N.H. 214, 217-18, 447 A.2d 1284, 1285-86 (1982) (plurality opinion).

“‘Unless a warrantless search [or seizure] falls within one of the few specifically established and well-delineated exceptions, it is per se unreasonable.’” State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286, 289, 499 A.2d 977, 980 (1985) (quoting State v. Ball, 124 N.H. at 234, 471 A.2d at 352).

“‘Unless a warrantless search [or seizure] falls within one of the few specifically established and well-delineated exceptions, it is per se unrea *72 sonable.’” State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286, 289, 499 A.2d 977, 980 (1985) (quoting State v. Ball, 124 N.H. at 234, 471 A.2d at 362).

ate in maintaining such a checkpoint outweighs the intrusion upon individual rights; and “Whereas, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has found constitutionally defective, under Part I, Article 19 of the New Hampshire Constitution, a sobriety checkpoint program, on the basis that there *15 was no showing that no other, less intrusive, means exist to effectively combat drunk driving, State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286 (decided August 16, 1985); and “Whereas, HB 196 as amended provides for independent rev

Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 8, 9 (1968); Berkemer v. McCarty, 104 S. Ct. 3138, 3149 (1984); United States v. Mendenhall, 466 U.S. 544, 556-57 (1980) (opinion of Stewart, J.); United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 878 (1975); State v. Koppel, 127 N.H. 286, 499 A.2d 977 (1985) (discussing Federal constitutional law in deciding case on State constitutional grounds); State v. Landry, 116 N.H. 288, 289, *411 358 A.2d 661, 663 (1976).