Does LE need a reason to do a free air sniff of a vehicle?
It depends on where the vehicle is located. A free air sniff of a vehicle in a public place is […]
It depends on where the vehicle is located. A free air sniff of a vehicle in a public place is […]
The courts have recognized many times that a failure to locate contraband by the handler or other searching human officers […]
Free air sniffs of people are problematic. Being more intrusive, K9 sniffs of a person are considered, at least by […]
No. Private property implicates the Fourth Amendment and residents have an expectation of privacy in private property. However, if you […]
Not as long as the sniff takes place during the mission of the valid car stop. A free air sniff […]
No. Time limits no longer exist as a measure of the legality of a free air sniff during a traffic […]
Once LE has probable cause, the person, place or thing can be searched. However, a warrant is required to search […]
No. Once a properly trained K9 alerts on a vehicle, that alert provides probable cause to believe contraband exists in […]
Yes. A K9 alert supplies probable cause, but there is no storage unit exception to the warrant requirement. An individual […]
Yes. The United States Supreme Court in Florida v. Harris (2013) 568 U.S. 237, 243-250, upheld a warrantless search of […]