State v. Sellars

STEELMAN, Judge.

Under the rationale of State v. Brimmer, any prolonged detention of defendant for the purpose of a drug dog-sniff of defendant’s vehicle was de minimis, and did not violate defendant’s constitutional rights.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

The State appeals the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion to suppress the drugs seized during a traffic stop of William Sellers (“defendant”) that occurred on 16 September 2010 in Forsyth County. The factual background is derived from the trial court’s findings of fact.1

Detective P.L. McKaughan and Officer K.L. Jones of the…