Underhill v. State

Appellant Lee Underhill appeals his convictions for possession of methamphetamine and use or possession of drug paraphernalia. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence recovered during a traffic stop, because the officer unconstitutionally prolonged the stop by interrupting it to use a drug sniffing dog. Based upon Rodriguez v. United States, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 1609, 191 L.Ed2d 492 (2015), and Jones v. State, 187 So.3d 346 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016), we agree that the traffic stop was prolonged and the evidence discovered during the prolonged stop must be…