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TX3: Sniff of backpack directed to be left in classroom was valid

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

School search of a dog sniff of a backpack directed to be left in a classroom was not unreasonable. In re D. H., 2010 Tex. App. LEXIS 1610 (Tex. App. — Austin March 5, 2010).* Drunk and disorderly conduct arrest justified a search incident. State v. Branham, 2010 Ohio 795, 2010 Ohio App. LEXIS 668 (5th Dist. March 3, 2010).* Being in a high crime area and “slowly retreating” a group is evasive action amounting to reasonable suspicion. United States v. Oglesby, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5112 (7th Cir. March 10, 2010).* A call about an altercation and blood on the porch justified an emergency entry into the house. Harris v. Ford, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 5056 (10th Cir. March 10, 2010) (unpublished).*

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on March 14, 2010 (boomark / email).