Commonwealth of Kentucky v. John E. Smith Jr

RENDERED: MARCH 22, 2018 TO BE PUBLISHED 20 l 6-SC-000558-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS v. CASE NO. 2015-CA-000920-MR FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT NO. 14-CR-00299 JOHN E. SMITH, JR. APPELLEE · . OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VENTERS .. AFFIRMING T:µe Commonwealth appeals from a Court of Appeals' decision which upheld the trial court's suppression of evidence discovered as a result of a canine sniff searcI:i of Appellee's, John E. Smith, vehide during a traffic stop. The Commonwealth contends that the Court of Appeals erred by concluding that 1) the sniff…