People v. May

The People in this interlocutory appeal challenge the district court’s suppression of an Express Mail package containing narcotics found during a dog-sniff search. The People argue the district court erred in finding that the postal inspector did not have a reasonable suspicion for the search. We agree and reverse the court’s order suppressing the evidence and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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On January 4, 1994, the defendant Kenneth May (defendant) telephoned the Denver Air Mail Center on two occasions to inquire about an Express Mail package sent from New York. A…