United States v. Jenkins

DECISION

HODGSON, Chief Judge:

At trial the appellant moved to suppress the test results of his urine specimen which disclosed the presence of benzoylecognine, a metabolite of cocaine.

In reviewing the trial judge’s ruling denying the motion to suppress, some discussion of the facts is necessary. The record established that on 9 August 1986, a resident of the barracks in which the appellant lived called the security police and informed them that he smelled the odor of burning marijuana in the building.

A security policeman with a drug detection dog was dispatched to the building. As he walked…