theonlykid
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?Pa
I am currently fighting a case where the abilities of a k9 sniff are going to be called into question. I have looked all over the net without much luck. I specfically am in search of a dogs physical limitations and proper/ formal requirements on obtaining a warrant based on a dog alert. ie: how close to the odor do they need to be to give an alert. Is it possable for a dog to smell marijuana from outside a building, when the pott is in a room 70 feet from any entrence behind a lock sealed door that was filtered and vented through the roof? Does a targeted search with a dog need to be justified w/ p. officer prob cause/ reasonable suspicion? Does it matter that the search was outside and not an interior search? do the weather conditions matter? do they need to be listed on the application for the warrant? Does there need to be an extensive history of the dogs past performance ( not just for drugs BUT for simlar searches under the same conditions)? If you have answers to these questions or could point me in the right direction, please be as specfic as possable. please share the info with me, i would be thankful.
I am currently fighting a case where the abilities of a k9 sniff are going to be called into question. I have looked all over the net without much luck. I specfically am in search of a dogs physical limitations and proper/ formal requirements on obtaining a warrant based on a dog alert. ie: how close to the odor do they need to be to give an alert. Is it possable for a dog to smell marijuana from outside a building, when the pott is in a room 70 feet from any entrence behind a lock sealed door that was filtered and vented through the roof? Does a targeted search with a dog need to be justified w/ p. officer prob cause/ reasonable suspicion? Does it matter that the search was outside and not an interior search? do the weather conditions matter? do they need to be listed on the application for the warrant? Does there need to be an extensive history of the dogs past performance ( not just for drugs BUT for simlar searches under the same conditions)? If you have answers to these questions or could point me in the right direction, please be as specfic as possable. please share the info with me, i would be thankful.