· 4/11/1995
State of Ga. v. Montford
Citations
- 217 Ga. App. 339
- 457 S.E.2d 229
- 95 Fulton County D. Rep. 1573
- 1995 Ga. App. LEXIS 433
How courts have described this case
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- use of drug detection dog to sniff exterior of vehicle is not unreasonable search within meaning of U. S. or Georgia Constitution
- motorist’s nervousness, appearance, and possession of a large amount of cash justified a brief detention while a drug dog sniffed the car’s exterior
- motorist’s extreme nervousness combined with fact that he wore a beeper and an unusual amount of jewelry and carried both a cell phone and a large amount of cash justified detaining motorist during free-air search by drug dog
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Judges: Smith, Birdsong, Johnson
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