State v. Steven Clay Anderson

J. JONES, Justice.

During a traffic stop, police officers searched Steven Clay Anderson’s vehicle based on a drug dog’s alert on the exterior of the vehicle, as well as other suspicious circumstances. The district court denied Anderson’s motion to suppress evidence found during the search, holding that probable cause did not dissipate when the same dog failed to alert a second time when placed inside the vehicle. On appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted review and affirm.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on February 28, 2008, Anderson was stopped for a…