Patrick Neil Tinker v. State of Indiana

Crone, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Patrick Neil Tinker appeals his convictions, following a jury trial, for level 6 felony dealing in marijuana and class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana. During a valid traffic stop of Tinker's vehicle, police officers conducted a dog sniff around the vehicle. After the canine alerted to the presence of an illegal substance, officers searched the vehicle and found marijuana in the trunk. Tinker unsuccessfully moved to suppress the evidence obtained during the search, arguing that the dog sniff prolonged the traffic stop in violation of his constitutional…