United States Ninth Circuit

A seizure and search of an automobile did not violate the Fourth Amendment, as facts known to police officers coupled with a narcotics dog's specific alert indicating the odor of narcotics emanating from the vehicle would lead a reasonable officer to believe that narcotics would be found inside the vehicle.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2003
• Published 09/26/2003

Judges

• Before HALL, Senior Circuit Judge, GRABER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Tonia L. Moro, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Medford, OR, for the defendant-appellant., Judith R. Harper, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Medford, OR, for the plaintiff-appellee.