Lewis v. the State

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Richard Lewis was convicted of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana 1 and possession of a drug-related object. 2 He now appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a traffic stop. Specifically, Lewis argues that the arresting officer impermissibly prolonged the traffic stop before conducting a free-air sniff search with a trained police narcotics dog and obtaining reasonable suspicion to conduct a non-consensual search of his…