State v. Tam Thi Thu Nguyen

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Defendant was arrested, charged, and convicted of possession of more than ten pounds of marijuana and possession with the intent to distribute or dispense more than one pound of marijuana. She was apprehended when a drug detection dog sniffed the substance in the trunk of her rental car. She moved to suppress the evidence on the grounds that the dog was not a reliable drug detector and did not properly “indicate” the presence of marijuana. We conclude (1) that the dog was reliable based on its certification and training, and (2) the response it displayed to its law…