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dog-sniffing searches  

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  • In the vast majority of cases, courts have held that the use of a trained dog to sniff for illegal drugs is not a “search” under the Fourth Amendment. Accordingly, police officers normally may employ a drug-detection dog without first establishing probable cause or obtaining a warrant. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Dog-Sniffing Searches]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LSW2XPZ2-B

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