State v. Henderson, 2006-L-110 (5-11-2007)

{¶ 36} I concur with the judgment and opinion of the court, but I write separately to articulate a Fourth Amendment analysis of the perilous intersection of consent searches and police drug interdiction during automobile stops. I note at the outset the courageous and valiant efforts of our police officers in combating the war on illegal drugs, and that the techniques used during drug interdiction traffic stops have been upheld by the courts when an articulable and reasonable suspicion of criminal activity is present. However, we have witnessed a retreat from the Weeks and Mapp20 line of cases…