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| Drug Conviction Thrown Out - Bad Dog |
Here are the facts of the most recent dog sniff case we have seen in Florida.
Officer patrolling with his drug detection dog when driver spotted in a truck with no seatbelt. Driver stopped for seatbelt violation. Cop asked driver to step out of the vehicle. Cops asked for consent to search the truck - denied. The officers then decided to conduct a “free sniff” with the dog. By that time, the information had come back from dispatch on the license and registration. Rather than write the ticket for the seatbelt offense, the officer went back to his car, retrieved the dog and commenced the sniff on the outside of the vehicle. Not surprisingly, dog alerts and meth found.
