Coleman Tuton v. United States
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Does the general alert of a drug-detection canine to the luggage compartment of a commercial passenger bus—but not to any particular piece of luggage therein—authorize law enforcement to conduct a warrantless search of every piece of luggage found in that compartment?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW L Does the general alert of a drug-detection canine to the luggage compartment of a commercial passenger bus—but not to any particular piece of luggage therein—authorize law enforcement to conduct a warrantless search of every piece of luggage found in that compartment? Il. Does either the independent source doctrine or the attenuation doctrine permit the admission of cocaine discovered after an officer performs an unconstitutional search of a suitcase, locates a hidden compartment therein, and then immediately calls for a drug dog to come sniff the luggage before attempting to gain access to the compartment? ii