United States v. Iverson

DECISION AND ORDER

LAWRENCE J. VILARDO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

The motion before this Court tells a story of a man and his dog, and it asks whether their actions violated the Fourth Amendment. The man is Town of Tona-wanda Police Officer Brent Costello. The dog is Tank, a “dual purpose” service K-9 trained to track suspects and detect narcotics.

Procedural Background

A grand jury indictment charged defendant Elijah Iverson with, among other things, possessing cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute them in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). See Docket Item 10. Iverson moved to…