NARCOTIC CANINE LEGAL UPDATE

September 1999
(updated January 2008)

Provided and written by:
Terry Fleck
Deputy Sheriff II / Canine Handler (Retired)

P.O. Box 729
Dayton, NV 89403

(530) 545-2855
e-mail address: k9fleck@aol.com

Index

BASIC SEARCH AND SEIZURE RULES
DEFINITIONS
BASIC CANINE CONTRABAND PRINCIPLES
CANINE APPLICATION TO SEARCH AND SEIZURE
CANINE POSITIVE ALERTS
CANINE SNIFF ELEMENTS IN REPORT WRITING
CANINE'S RELIABILITY / TRAINING / CERTIFICATION
SAMPLE CANINE SNIFF SEARCH WARRANT AFFIDAVIT
VEHICLE SNIFFS
BOAT SNIFFS
TRUCK TRACTOR/ TRAILER SNIFFS
BORDER SNIFFS
PEOPLE SNIFFS
SCHOOL SNIFFS
CURRENCY SNIFFS
PARCEL AND MAIL SNIFFS
AIRLINE & AIRPORT SNIFFS
BUS & BUS DEPOT SNIFFS
STORAGE UNIT SNIFFS
RESIDENTIAL SNIFFS
TRAIN & TRAIN DEPOT SNIFFS
JAIL/PRISON SNIFFS
AIRPLANE SNIFFS
MOTEL SNIFFS
LINGERING and DIFFERENT ODOR ALERTS
OTHER ALERTS

CASE INDEX:

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT:

(Decisions affecting all fifty states)

Bond v United States

Carroll v United States

Chimel v California

City of Indianapolis v Edmond

Florida v Bostick

Florida v Rabb

Florida v Royer

Horton v California

Illinois v Caballes

Illinois v Gates

Illinois v Lidster

Maryland v Buie

Maryland v Pringle

Maryland v Wilson

New Jersey v T.L.O.

Ohio v Robinette

Payton v New York

Rawlings v Kentucky

Samson v California

Smith v Texas

Terry v State of Ohio

Texas v Brown

Thornton v United States

United States v Arvizu

United States v Drayton

United States v Jacobsen

United States v Knights

United States v Montoya de Hernandez

United States v Place

United States v Ross

United States v Sokolow

Whren v United States

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS:

FIRST CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and

Rhode Island)

United States v Allen

United States v Brown

United States v De Los Santos Ferrer

United States v Esquilin

United States v Jodoin

United States v LaFrance

United States v Lawlor

United States v Lopez

United States v Maldonado-Espinosa

United States v Meyer

United States v Nunez

United States v Owens

United States v Quinn

United States v Race

United States v Rodriguez-Morales

United States v Rosario-Peralta

United States v Saccoccia

United States v West

United States v $36,634 U.S. Currency

SECOND CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Connecticut, New York and Vermont)

United States v Bronstein

United States v Glover

United States v Hooper

United States v Johnson

United States v Mendez

United States v Waltzer

THIRD CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virgin Islands)

United States v Burton

United States v Carr

United States v Frost

United States v Hartwell

United States v Massac

United States v Thame

United States v Yamba

United States v $10,700 U.S. Currency

FOURTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia and West Virginia)

United States v Alpert

United States v Carter

United States v Eura

United States v Jeffus

United States v McFarley

United States v Mondragon

United States v Robinson

United States v Singh

United States v Sullivan

United States v Torres

United States v Whitehead

FIFTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas)

Horton v Goose Creek Independent School District

Jennings v Joshua Independent School District

Resendiz v Miller

United States v Ayala

United States v Butler

United States v Cagle

United States v Castro

United States v Cuellar

United States v Daniel

United States v Dortch

United States v Dovali-Avila

United States v Duffaut

United States v Garcia-Garcia

United States v Goldstein

United States v Gonzalez-Basulto

United States v Gutierrez

United States v Hernandez

United States v Ibarra

United States v Jackson

United States v Kelly

United States v Lovell

United States v Machuca-Barrera

United States v Moore

United States v Moreno-Vargas

United States v Outlaw

United States v Resio-Trejo

United States v Reyes

United States v Rivas

United States v Sanchez-Pena

United States v Sawyer

United States v Seals

United States v Tarazon-Silva

United States v Viera

United States v Williams

United States v Williams

United States v Zucco

SIXTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee)

United States v Avery

United States v Baro

United States v Berry

United States v Boxley

United States v Buchanon

United States v Carter

United States v Davis

United States v Diaz

United States v Gant

United States v Garcia

United States v Guzman

United States v Hill

United States v Huguenin

United States v Knox

United States v Lambert

United States v Lewis

United States v Navarro-Camacho

United States v Orsolini

United States v Perez

United States v Reed

United States v Robinson

United States v Saperstein

United States v $5,000 in U.S. Currency

United States v $53,082 U.S. Currency

United States v $67,220 U.S. Currency

SEVENTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin)

Doe v Renfrow

Moya v United States

United States v Borys

United States v Brock

United States v Carpenter

United States v Dennis

United States v Desoto

United States v Edwards

United States v Ferguson

United States v Fiala

United States v Finke

United States v French

United States v Ganser

United States v Goodwin

United States v Johnson

United States v Jones

United States v Kaniff

United States v Klein

United States v Limares

United States v Lozano

United States v Martin

United States v McCarthur

United States v Moralez

United States v Rogers

United States v Rivera

United States v Patterson

United States v Sterling

United States v Sullivan

United States v Teslim

United State v Thomas

United States v Vasquez

United States v Ward

United States v Withers

United States v $30,670 in U.S. Currency

United States v $506,231 in U.S. Currency

EIGHTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,

North Dakota and South Dakota)

Conrod v Davis

United States v Adams

United States v Alexander

United States v Beck

United States v Blaylock

United States v Bloomfield

United States v Brown
United States v Carpenter
United States v Carrazco

United States v Delaney

United States v DeMoss

United States v Donnelly

United States v Escobar
United States v Ferrer-Montoya
United States v Foley

United States v Friend

United States v Fuller

United States v Gomez

United States v Graham

United States v Gray

United States v Green

United States v Gregory

United States v Gwinn

United States v Harvey

United States v Hill

United States v Jacobs

United States v Lakoskey

United States v Large

United States v Lebrun

United States v Linkous

United States v Logan

United States v Longbehn

United States v Lyons
United States v Lyons
United States v Maejia

United States v Mahler

United States v Maltais

United States v Martin

United States v Martinez

United States v Martinez

United States v Morgan

United States v Morenes

United States v Muhammed

United States v Munroe
United States v Olivera-Mendez
United States v O'Neal

United States v Palacious-Suarez

United States v Pantazis

United States v Pratt

United States v Riley

United States v Robinson

United States v Roby

United States v Sanchez

United States v Smith

United States v Sundby

United States v Tugwell

United States v Va Lerie

United States v Valle Cruz

United States v Vasquez

United States v Walker

United States v White

United States v White

United States v Williams

United States v Williams

United States v Yang

United States v Zacher

United States v $39,873 U.S. Currency
United States v $84,615 U.S. Currency
United States v $91,960 U.S. Currency
United States v $117,920 U.S. Currency
United States v $124,700 U.S. Currency

United States v $141,770 U.S. Currency

United States v $404,905 in U.S. Currency

NINTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho,

Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Nevada, Oregon, Pacific Islands and

Washington)

B.C. v Plumas Unified School District

United States v Aldaz

United States v Attardi

United States v Ayarza

United States v Beale

United States v Bowhay

United States v Brown

United States v Cedano-Arellano

United States v Dicesare

United States v Dickerson

United States v England

United States v Erwin

United States v Fernandez

United States v Garcia

United States v Garza

United States v Gill

United States v Golb

United States v Guerrera

United States v Hamilton

United States v Hatley

United States v Hernandez

United States v Ibarra

United States v Jackson

United States v Jamal Williams

United States v Jensen

United States v Johnson

United States v Lingenfelter

United States v Low

United States v Manjarrez

United States v Martell

United States v Mendez

United States v Mondello

United States v Perez

United States v Quoc Viet Hoang

United States v Ramirez

United States v Richards

United States v Solis

United States v Spetz

United States v Stephens

United States v Taylor

United States v Todhunter

United States v $22,474 U.S. Currency

United States v $30,060 U.S. Currency

United States v $42,500 U.S. Currency

United States v $49,576 U.S. Currency

United States v $191,910 U.S. Currency

United States v $215,300 U.S. Currency

TENTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah and

Wyoming)

Romo v Champion

United States v Anchondo

United States v Barbee

United States v Bell

United States v Blaze

United States v Bloom

United States v Brown

United States v Burns

United States v Carhee

United States v Cavely

United States v Cervine

United States v Chavira

United States v Engles

United States v Garcia

United States v Garzon

United States v Gault

United States v Glover

United States v Gonzalez-Acosta

United States v Hall

United States v Houston

United States v Hunnicutt

United States v Kennedy

United States v Klinginsmith

United States v Ladeaux

United States v Ludwig

United States v MacDonald

United States v Massie

United States v McCranie

United States v Mendoza

United States v Mercado

United States v Moore

United States v Morales-Zamora

United States v Nicholson

United States v Ojeda-Ramos

United States v Ortega-Jimenez

United States v Patten

United States v Ramirez

United States v Rosborough

United States v Scales

United States v Scarborough

United States v Souza

United States v Stewart

United States v Stone

United States v Sukiz-Grado

United States v Valles

United States v Venema

United States v Villa-Chaparro

United States v Ward

United States v Williams

United States v Williams

United States v Williams

United States v Williams

United States v Winningham

United States v Wood

United States v Wynne

United States v $252, 300 U.S. Currency

Zamora v Pomeroy

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting Alabama, Florida and Georgia)

Hearn v Board of Public Education

Merrett v Moore

United States v Banks

United States v Banshee

United States v Cooper

United States v Dunkley

United States v Glinton

United States v Goddard

United States v Guapi

United States v Hardy

United States v Holloman

United States v Miravalles

United States v Prevo

United States v Puglisi

United States v Sentovich

United States v Smith

United States v Tamari

United States v Virden

United States v Watts

United States v $242,484 U.S. Currency

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT:

(Decisions affecting District of Columbia, Washington)

United States v Battista

United States v Carrasquillo

United States v Carter

United States v Colyer

United States v Fulero

United States v Nurse

United States v Tartaglia

United States v Trayer

United States v $639,558 U.S. Currency

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