Legal Opinion
Jones v. Latexo Independent School District
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided September 3, 1980No. TY-80-219-CAPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, Chief Judge.
On April 11,1980, the student body at the school operated by the Latexo Independent School District was subjected to the super-sensitive nose of “Merko”, a dog trained to detect the odor of marijuana and other narcotics, as well as various other substances. Those students designated by Merko to be emanating such odors were subsequently searched by school authorities. Merko also sniffed the students’ automobiles, which were parked in the school parking lot, in an effort to detect the odor of contraband. Vehicles singled out by the dog were thoroughly…
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