St. Fleur v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Following a stipulated bench trial, Edward St. Fleur appeals his felony conviction of possession of marijuana, 1 contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a vehicle search during a traffic stop. Specifically, St. Fleur argues that (1) the search ensued during an unlawfully prolonged traffic stop, and (2) a pat-down search of his person rendered a subsequent “free-air sniff’ by a drug dog illegal. We disagree and affirm.

While the trial court’s findings as to disputed facts in a ruling on a motion to suppress will be reviewed to…