Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 3, 2019No. 17-3592PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Manion, Circuit Judge.
*486Officer Sweeney pulled Arriba Lewis over for following too closely. Sweeney processed a warning while Lewis, who seemed unusually nervous, sat in the squad car. After learning Lewis was on federal supervised release for a cocaine conviction, Sweeney requested a drug-sniffing dog roughly 5 minutes into the stop.
About 10 minutes and 50 seconds after Lewis pulled over, Sweeney handed him a warning. About 10 seconds later, a drug-sniffing dog and its handler approached Lewis's car. The dog alerted. Sweeney searched Lewis's car and found heroin. Lewis was charged with…
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