State v. Guerra

772 N.W.2d 907 (2009)

2009 SD 74

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

John Vincent GUERRA, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 24643.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Considered on Briefs November 3, 2008.

Decided August 19, 2009.

Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Andrew Knecht, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Bruce H. Ellison, Rapid City, South Dakota, Attorney for defendant and appellant.

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] A drug dog search conducted during a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of over 200 pounds of marijuana in…