When will a drug-detection dog’s alert to the exterior of a vehicle provide an officer with probable cause to conduct a warrantless search of the vehicle? This was the question posed to the Florida Supreme Court in Harris v. Florida and the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari. It is well settled that a K-9 sniff of the exterior of a vehicle …
Anonymous Tip Traffic Stop On January 9, 2013, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals in State v. Taylor and found police did have reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop and subsequent search of the defendant. Facts The Florence County Sheriff’s office received an anonymous tip regarding suspected drug activity. Police arrived at 11:00 …
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