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How to Determine When a Drug Dog’s Alert to a Vehicle is Reliable

         In the case of Clayton Harris versus the State of Florida, the Florida Supreme Court was asked to decide this question:  When does a drug-detection dog’s alert to the outside of a vehicle...

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Probable Cause and Drug-Detection Dogs

   In the recent case of the State of Florida versus Clayton Harris, the United States Supreme Court held that a police officer had probable cause to search Mr. Harris’ truck using his drug-sniffing...

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Drug-Sniffing Dogs and Search Warrants

In the case of Florida versus Jardines, the police took a drug-sniffing dog to Jardines’ front porch where the dog gave a positive alert for illegal drugs. Based on that alert, the officers got a...

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Traffic Stop | How Long Can the Police Hold You?

During a West Palm Beach traffic stop you may stopped for what seems like a long time to you. The West Palm Beach Police or Sheriff’s office may require that you remain stopped for certain periods of…...

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