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N.D.Ind.: Drug dog at the scene does not unreasonably extend stop

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Drug dog already at the scene does not unconstitutionally extend a traffic stop. “Deputy Smythe added about two minutes to this stop when he brought Marko from his car for the walkaround. That conduct didn't convert the stop into one of unconstitutional duration.” United States v. Richardson, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26314 (N.D. Ind. March 18, 2010).* Defendant could not show standing in a laptop computer seized from a codefendant’s car because she showed no interest in it. The fact it may have emails from her did not create standing. United States v. Tragas, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25884 (E.D. Mich. March 16, 2010).* Highway patrol officer’s slowing to 60-65 on I-10 in Arizona caused other cars to slow. That did not create a traffic offense by the other drivers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on March 23, 2010 (boomark / email).