D.V.I.: “Casing” the premises from the street as a prelude to a knock-and-talk does not violate the curtilage

“Casing” the premises from the street as a prelude to a knock-and-talk does not violate the curtilage. United States v. Lubrin, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9682 (D.V.I. January 28, 2015).

The officer had reasonable suspicion to continue the detention on the highway, and it was not unreasonable to put the defendant in the back of the police car during the dog sniff. State v. Stephenson, 2015-Ohio-233, 2015 Ohio App. LEXIS 200 (12th Dist. January 26, 2015).*

There was no plain error in the trial court’s holding on defendant’s arrest. This is not clearly a cite and release situation, as defendant admits, and it’s a case of first impression. (Essentially, if it’s of first impression, it’s not plain error.) State v. Pettie, 2015 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 59 (January 28, 2015).*