Bennett v. State

Cody Bennett appeals his judgment and sentence for possession of cannabis with intent to sell, arguing that the trial court erred in denying the defense motion to suppress evidence obtained in the search of his vehicle based on a police dog alert. Specifically, Bennett argues that the alert to his vehicle trunk by the canine, Argos, did not constitute probable cause because the dog’s reliability could not be established. We affirm, holding that law enforcement officers had a reasonable basis for relying on Argos’ alert to support probable cause for the search.

The showing the state must make…