Supreme Court Rejects “De Minimis” Extension of a Traffic Stop to Deploy a Drug Dog

Published for NC Criminal Law on April 22, 2015.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided Rodriguez v. United States, an important traffic stop case that changes North Carolina law as it pertains to certain drug dog sniffs, and perhaps other investigative techniques as well. Facts. Just after midnight, a Nebraska law enforcement officer saw a vehicle veer onto the shoulder of a state highway, then ... Read more

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