GA: Question of fact whether drug dog alerted or “relieved itself”

It was a question of fact for the trial court whether the drug dog alerted or “relieved itself” by sitting down. Defendant lost, and the findings support the conclusion. McKinney v. State, 2014 Ga. App. LEXIS 176 (March 18, 2014).*

Defendant consented to a blood DNA sample in a sex assault case. After a match, the state sought a search warrant to get a confirming test. The prior match was probable cause for issuing the warrant. Couch v. State, 2014 Ga. App. LEXIS 147 (March 13, 2014).*

The NJ wiretap law, modeled after Title III, is not unconstitutional because a cell phone wiretap could reach conversations outside of the state. State v. Ates, 2014 N.J. LEXIS 238 (March 18, 2014).*