Tennessee: Supreme Court Rules Drug-Sniffing Dog Alerts Still Constitute Probable Cause for Certain Marijuana-Related Searches
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release:
Nashville, TN: Judges on the Tennessee Supreme Court have determined that an alert from a drug-sniffing dog justifies a broader search of a defendant's automobile, despite acknowledging that dogs cannot distinguish between legal hemp products and marijuana.
In its ruling, the Court affirmed that an alert from a drug dog absent o . . .
Nashville, TN: Judges on the Tennessee Supreme Court have determined that an alert from a drug-sniffing dog justifies a broader search of a defendant's automobile, despite acknowledging that dogs cannot distinguish between legal hemp products and marijuana.
In its ruling, the Court affirmed that an alert from a drug dog absent o . . .