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[¶ 26] I respectfully dissent.

[¶ 27] This is another in a growing line of traffic stops that were prolonged based on claims of officer “training and experience” being argued to justify further detention and investigation. See, e.g., State v. Walker, 2015 ND 281, ¶ 10, 871 N.W.2d 451; State v. Deviley, 2011 ND 182, ¶ 9, 803 N.W.2d 561; State v. Asbach, 2015 ND 280, ¶ 12, 871 N.W.2d 820; State v. Zacher, 2015 ND 208, ¶ 2, 868 N.W.2d 847; and State v. Adan, 2016 ND 215, ¶¶ 21-23, 886 N.W.2d 841.

[¶ 28] In 2011 Justice Kapsner warned:

“[T]he phrase ‘officer’s training and experience’ should not be…