M.D.Fla.: Officer’s uncorroborated but uncontradicted testimony showed the dog well trained

Defendant’s stop was justified for following too close as corroborated somewhat by the video. A dog was immediately called in and conducted a sniff while the warning ticket was being filled out. The dog alerted within five minutes of the stop, so the stop was not prolonged. The officer’s testimony on the “well trained” dog was that the dog had 800 alerts with no false positives, so there was probable cause. United States v. Trejo, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86740 (M.D. Fla. May 17, 2012).*

Defendant school teacher ordered a search of people in a room based on the smell of marijuana, but included plaintiff who she was aware arrived after the smell. The defendants were on notice that such a search was illegal under T.L.O. Plaintiff also stated a claim that the search was racially motivated against two African-American students who arrived after the smell. Doe v. Champaign Cmty. Unit 4 Sch. Dist., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86857 (C.D. Ill. February 24, 2012).*