Menne v. State

While I fully agree with the majority that Trooper Roark was delaying the completion of the traffic stop in order for the drug dog to arrive, I am convinced that our standard of review requires us to affirm; therefore, I respectfully dissent.

In reviewing a circuit court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence, we conduct a de novo review based on the totality of the circumstances, reviewing the findings of historical facts for clear error and determining whether those facts give rise to reasonable suspicion or probable cause, giving due weight to inferences drawn by the circuit court and…