The Supreme Court holds that absent reasonable suspicion, police extension of a traffic stop in order to conduct a dog sniff is unconstitutional . . . (Taken from the syllabus prepared by the Reporter of Decisions) DENNYS RODRIGUEZ v. UNITED...
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Category Archives: Drug Crimes
Calls for Reform for Police Overreliance on Snitches in Drug Cases
The trouble with using police informants in the US By Rob Walker BBC World Service, Florida John Horner was asked to become an informant Continue reading the main story In today’s Magazine How much gold is there in the world?...
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Police May Not Use Drug Sniffing Dogs at Front Door of a Citizens Home
Supreme court limits police use of drug-sniffing dogs By Jonathan Stempel – Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:08pm EDT (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the ability of police to use a trained dog to sniff around the outside...
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Judge Calls for Overhaul of Drug Guidelines
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Brooklyn has called for reforms to the sentencing guidelines for drug-trafficking offenses, condemning the current system as “deeply and structurally flawed.” U.S. District Judge John Gleeson outlined his opposition to...
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