Question Presented (from Cert Petition): Whether the Florida Supreme Court has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with the established Fourth Amendment precedent of this Court by holding that an alert by a well-trained narcotics detection dog certified to detect illegal contraband is insufficient to establish probable cause for the search… Read more
3. Dog sniff
Question Presented: Whether a dog sniff at the front door of a suspected grow house by a trained narcotics detection dog is a Fourth Amendment search requiring probable cause? Scotusblog Page Florida supreme court decision, State v. Jardines (4/14/11) Coverage by Lyle Denniston, Orin Kerr (“fun stuff for Fourth Amendment nerds”), Kent Scheidegger (“This is solid police… Read more
State v. Jamie L. Salonen, 2011 WI App 157 (recommended for publication); for Salonen: Robert J. Wells, Jr.; case activity ¶1 The trial court in this case granted Jamie L. Salonen’s motion to suppress evidence obtained after she asked to leave the scene of a roadside stop of a vehicle in which… Read more
State v. Ramon Lopez Arias, 2008 WI 84, on Certification For Arias: Lora B. Cerone, SPD, Madison Issue/Holding: A dog sniff is no more a “search” under the Wisconsin than the U.S. Constitution, at least with respect to vehicles: ¶22 We are unwilling to undertake such a departure here. First, we note that there is no constitutionally… Read more
State v. Tina M. Miller, 2002 WI App 150, PFR filed 6/3/03 For Miller: Timothy A. Provis Issue/Holding: ¶6. The Supreme Court first addressed whether the Fourth Amendment applies to canine sniffs in United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696 (1983). … The Court then concluded “that the particular course of investigation that the agents intended… Read more
