Legal Opinion
People v. Devone
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 8, 2010PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
These appeals raise two issues, whether a canine sniff of the exterior of a lawfully stopped vehicle constitutes a search under article I, § 12 of our State Constitution and, if so, what level of suspicion is required before law enforcement can conduct that search. We hold that such action constitutes a search requiring founded suspicion that criminal activity is afoot and that, in each of these cases, such founded suspicion was established. The orders of the Appellate Division should therefore be affirmed.
People v Devone
On August 1, 2007, two police officers…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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