Legal Opinion
State v. Chavez
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 30, 2003No. NonePublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZINTER, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Alfredo Garcia Chavez was stopped by a South Dakota highway patrolman for a traffic violation. While stopped, the patrolman engaged Chavez in questioning and had his drug dog sniff the exterior of Chavez’s vehicle. The dog allegedly alerted to the odor of illegal drugs. A search of the car revealed large quantities of marijuana, methamphetamine, and cocaine. Although drug charges were subsequently filed in federal district court, that court suppressed the evidence. After the federal charges were dismissed, the Lawrence County State’s Attorney initiated state drug…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bartkus v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by40 opinions
- State v. MattsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
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- Chavez v. WeberCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- State v. OverbeySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
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