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Court OK's Drug dogs Warrantless Search Outside Home |
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
LANSING -- The Michigan Court of Appeals says it's OK for police to
use dogs to sniff the exterior of a house to detect drugs without a
search warrant.
The 2-1 ruling released Wednesday is a setback for Jeffrey Jones of Detroit.
A Wayne County judge had suppressed evidence and dismissed marijuana
possession charges against Jones because he argued the sniffing was an
illegal search. Prosecutors appealed.
Two judges on the appeals court say police, acting on a tip, can go
to someone's home with drug-detection dogs, sniff the front door and
use that information to get a warrant to search inside the house.
A dissenting judge says the ruling erodes the protections of privacy
and the sanctity of the home guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment.
Click here to read the article at Mlive.com
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