Legal Opinion
United States v. Pierce
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 1, 2010No. 09-3865PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HAYDEN, District Judge.
When a narcotics dog’s “alert” leads to the discovery of drugs in an automobile during a lawful traffic stop, the law is settled that its sniffs around the exterior of the car are not deemed to be a search under the Fourth Amendment. What happens when the dog jumps into the car?
Jimmy Lee Pierce was sentenced to a prison term of 300 months and 3 years supervised release on his conditional guilty plea 1 to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Delaware State Police seized the drugs and $20,000 in cash after searching the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- George Karnes v. Thomas Skrutski, in His Individual Capacity Edward Kowalski, in His Individual CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by37 opinions
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