Legal Opinion
United States v. Rockne P. Venema
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1977No. 76-1442PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
The overriding question in this appeal is whether the use by the police of a cannabis sniffing canine, named Chane, violated the defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights. We conclude that such use did not offend the Constitution.
Rockne Venema, the defendant, first came to the attention of local New Mexico drug agents on January 27, 1976. Venema was then residing at 1968 Otowi Drive in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The local drug agents in the preceding October had arrested, and convicted another resident living at that same address for possession of marijuana. As a result of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by59 opinions
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