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Another Criminal Court Rules On Case Concerning Drug-Sniffing Dogs

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Should I talk to the police?”   In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard an important case concerning the use of drug-sniffing dogs. As is often the case following an important Supreme Court ruling, states and lower courts have…

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Supreme Court curtails use of drug-sniffing dogs in traffic stops

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Should I talk to the police?”   Last week the United States Supreme Court held that law-enforcement officers may not prolong traffic-stop investigations in order to allow police canine units to sniff vehicles for drugs. Absent independent, individualized suspicion…

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Criminal traffic rules shaped by justices who have had little contact with traffic, courts

Charlotte DWI and Criminal Defense Attorney J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What am I obligated to do if I’ve been pulled for Drinking and Driving?”   The United States Supreme Court is comprised of nine judges whose legal educations began at either Harvard or…

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