· 4/25/2024
corriveau v. windham
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- concluding that air fresheners on rearview mirror supported reasonable suspicion because they are “commonly used to mask the smell of narcotics”
- explaining that “arguments raised for the first time in a motion for reconsideration are generally deemed waived”
- noting that the fact that the driver was coming from a known “source city” is a relevant factor supporting reasonable suspicion, particularly when other factors indicate that the stay in the source city had been brief
- noting \several air fresheners\ is a \commonly used [method] to mask the smell of narcotics\
- finding it relevant that defendant’s “exceptionally nervous” behavior didn’t subside over the course of the stop
- holding reasonable suspicion existed to order dog sniff when (1) the defendant traveled from Norfolk, Virginia to New York City (a drug source city) and back (approximately seven hours each way) within a single day to visit his brother who was purportedly evicted; (2
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