Bradley Ray McClintock v. State

Appellant, Bradley Ray McClintock, pleaded guilty to possession of between four ounces and five pounds of marijuana and reserved his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a search warrant. The trial court assessed punishment at three years’ deferred adjudication and a $500 fine. On appeal, McClintock argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion to suppress. He contends that (1) the police’s use of a drug dog to sniff at his apartment door from an external stairway outside his apartment building was a warrantless…