Rodriguez v. United States

How long can a police officer detain a driver stopped for a traffic offense in order to conduct a dog sniff?  That is the question the Supreme Court will address in  Rodriguez v. United States (No. 13-9972).

Dennys Rodriguez was a motorist stopped in Omaha, Nebraska.  A K-9 police officer stopped Rodriguez at 12:06 a.m. after his vehicle veered slowly off the road and jerked back onto it.  The passenger would not make eye-contact (the officer was on the passenger side), and Rodriguez said he swerved to avoid a pothole. Continue reading January 21, 2015 Supreme Court: Rodriguez v. United States →