State v. Alvarez.

Opinion of the Court by

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

This case arises out of a routine traffic stop and the subsequent arrest of Elujino V. Alvarez III for possession of methamphetamine. Prior to trial, Alvarez filed a motion to suppress drug evidence recovered as a result of a canine screen that was performed on his vehicle. Alvarez argued that the evidence was obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and article I, section 7 of the Hawaii Constitution. All of the issues in Alvarez’s appeal relate to his motion to suppress.

Alvarez was driving a vehicle that was stopped by…