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· 6/29/1999

United States of America v. $ 404,905.00 in U.S. Currency, Stephen Alexander

Citations

  • 182 F.3d 643
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 14243
  • 1999 WL 431155

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 canine sniff thirty seconds to two minutes after conclusion of a stop was not an unconstitutional detention
  • holding that a canine sniff thirty seconds to two minutes after conclusion of a stop was not an -8- unconstitutional detention
  • holding a canine sniff of the exterior of a vehicle in a public location does not constitute a Fourth Amendment “search,” and a delay for a two-minute canine sniff is a de minimis intrusion on a person's liberty
  • suggesting, with little support and questionable analysis, that Terry analysis does not apply where traffic stop is based on probable cause
  • holding a canine sniff of the exterior of a vehicle in a public location does not constitute a Fourth Amendment “search,” and a delay for a two- minute canine sniff is a de minimis intrusion on a person’s liberty
  • explaining that it is not a search in those circumstances

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Judges: McMillian, Beam, Loken

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