No. 18-1478

Ryan Lawrence Steck v. Maryland

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2019-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 4th-amendment drug-dog-search drug-sniffing-dog fourth-amendment law-enforcement-procedure police-investigation police-procedure probable-cause reasonable-suspicion search search-and-seizure vehicle-search
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-06-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does an indication of a drug-sniffing dog being 'in odor' without an alert provide probable cause for a search?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED When a drug-sniffing dog fails to alert as trained to but, according to its handler is behaving as if he is “in odor” of the presence of drugs, does that alone provide probable cause for police to search a car or does it merely provide reasonable suspicion for further investigation?

Docket Entries

2019-06-24
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2019.
2019-05-29
Waiver of right of respondent State of Maryland to respond filed.
2019-05-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 27, 2019)

Attorneys

Ryan Steck
Nancy Susanne ForsterForster & LeCompte, Petitioner
Nancy Susanne ForsterForster & LeCompte, Petitioner
State of Maryland
Carrie J. Williams — Respondent
Carrie J. Williams — Respondent