Bowens v. State

Bernes, Judge.

We granted Andrew Bowens’ application for discretionary review of the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of cocaine taken from his person after a drug sniffing dog alerted on the exterior of his vehicle during the course of a valid traffic stop. Bowens concedes that the use of a drug sniffing dog to conduct a free air search around the exterior of a vehicle during the course of a lawful traffic stop does not implicate the Fourth Amendment under the United States Constitution. See Illinois v. Caballes, 543 U. S. 405 (125 SC 834, 160 LE2d 842) (2005). He…