Jason Hansbrough v. State of Indiana

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Jason Hansbrough appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a level 4 felony. During a valid traffic stop of Hansbrough’s vehicle, police officers conducted a dog sniff around the vehicle. After the canine alerted to the presence of narcotics, officers searched the vehicle and found a firearm. Hansbrough unsuccessfully moved to suppress the evidence obtained during the search arguing, that the dog sniff prolonged the traffic stop in violation of his constitutional rights. The eyidence was…