D.Kan.: Residential search warrant that did not mention vehicles still authorized a search of all vehicles parked on the curtilage belonging there

A residential search warrant that did not mention vehicles still authorized a search of all vehicles parked on the curtilage belonging there. United States v. Hickman, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144962 (D. Kan. October 9, 2012).*

Defendant was stopped for a headlight violation, and a drug dog was immediately called to the scene. While the DL was being checked, which took 17 minutes, the dog alerted on the passenger door and passenger’s purse on the hood. This was all reasonable. State v. Wilcox, 2012 Ohio 4582, 2012 Ohio App. LEXIS 4028 (5th Dist. September 25, 2012).*

Defendant’s consent to search a validly stopped bus was not during an unreasonably prolonged stop. Rocha v. State, 317 Ga. App. 863, 733 S.E.2d 38 (2012).*

The police can stop drivers who engage in erratic driving behavior, even if it is simply weaving within a lane. McRae v. Hogan, 317 Ga. App. 813, 732 S.E.2d 853 (2012).*