Illinois v. Caballes
What's at Stake
Reviewing whether police can expand a routine traffic stop into a drug investigation by using a drug-sniffing dog in the absence of individualized suspicion. DECIDED
Summary
In Indianapolis v. Edmond, 531 U.S. 32 (2000), this Court held that the police may not employ highway checkpoints to search for drugs. This case involves a related question: whether the police may expand a routine traffic stop into a drug investigation by using a drug-sniffing dog in the absence of individualized suspicion.. The 老澳门开奖结果 argues that the presence of dogs fundamentally alters the nature of the seizure and therefore requires independent and constitutionally adequate justification.
Legal Documents
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09/27/2004
老澳门开奖结果 Amicus Brief in Illinois v. Caballes
Date Filed: 09/27/2004
Press Releases
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