Can a Traffic Stop be Extended for a Canine Sniff, beyond the ‘Rodriguez Moment’ if Reasonable Suspicion is Established?
Police did not prolong Mr. Stanford’s detention prior to using the drug dog; th [...]
Does Questioning the Indirect Travel from Houston to Detroit Violate the ‘Rodriguez’ Moment to Delay a Traffic Stop for a Canine Sniff?
Putting all of these pieces together, Officer Lay had reasonable suspicion suff [...]
If an Officer Establishes Probable Cause to Search a Suspect based on the Smell of Marijuana … Should the Officer Attempt to Pat Down the Suspect for Officer Safety under Terry?
[W]e find the state did not satisfy its burden in the trial court of establishi [...]
The Trial Court Judge Determined that Since the Trooper Could not Identify the Specific Window Tint Percentage, the Traffic Stop was Unlawful … Would the Appellate Court Agree?
Trooper Pangburn did testify as to the permissible amount of tint. He believed [...]
Does Shining a Flashlight Into a Lawfully Stopped Car Violate the Plain View Doctrine?
Officer Cramer’s use of a flashlight was permissible and did not preclude appli [...]
Can Nervousness be a Factor to Delay a Traffic Stop to Await a Canine?
… And Why Law Enforcement Should Never Use the word ‘Furtive’ Mr. Glow was acti [...]
Should a Canine’s Alert be Rejected based on the Totality of the Circumstances Doctrine?
NO! [W]e conclude that based on [Canine] Gemma’s alert, Officer Brubaker had pr [...]
Is Opening a Car Door on a Lawfully Stopped Car a ‘Search’?
Because the officer acted with the intent to secure Mr. Jackson and not with “t [...]
Once Probable Cause is Established Can Law Enforcement Delay Enforcement?
Mr. Jones’s case is “governed by the usual rule that probable cause to believe [...]
Can a Traffic Stop be Prolonged for a Canine if an Officer has a Gut Feeling that the Driver is Possessing Narcotics?
No! A reasonable jury in this case, by contrast, could find that the stop’s tra [...]