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Supreme Court· 6/17/1991

Dunn v. New York

Citations

  • 501 U.S. 1219
  • 115 L. Ed. 2d 1000

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a narcotics dog's sniff of drugs in the hallway outside defendant's apartment did not constitute a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment
  • affirming an “ends of justice” exclusion granted to allow defense counsel more time to prepare for trial
  • canine sniff of common hallway outside defendant’s apartment door is state constitutional search requiring reasonable, articulable suspicion
  • dog sniff of residence from apartment hallway was search requiring reasonable suspicion
  • dog sniff of residence from apartment hallway was search requiring reasonable suspicion
  • dog-sniff of residence from apartment hallway was search requiring reasonable suspicion

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