Rokitski v. State

The appellant, Kyle Jason Rokitski, was convicted of trafficking in cannabis,1 a violation of § 13A-12-231(1), Codeof Alabama 1975.

The evidence presented at trial established that on June 13, 1996, Mobile Police Officer Whitfield was performing drug interdiction inspections at the Greyhound Bus Station. Of particular interest to Officer Whitfield was a bus arriving from Texas en route to Florida.

Around 10:00 p.m. that evening, the bus from Texas pulled into the station. Officer Whitfield and his K-9 partner went to the cargo bays of the bus. The dog "alerted" on two black suitcases. The…