Idaho v. Linze
Annotate this CaseDefendant-appellant John Linze, Jr. appealed after he was convicted for conviction of possession of methamphetamine. On appeal, he argued the district court erred by refusing to suppress evidence obtained by police during a traffic stop. Specifically, Linze argued that: (1) the traffic stop was impermissibly extended in order to allow time for the drug detection dog to arrive; (2) the traffic stop was impermissibly extended in order to allow the drug detection dog to conduct a sweep; and (3) the alert of the drug detection dog was insufficient to establish probable cause to search the vehicle because the dog was unreliable. Linze’s initial appeal before the Court of Appeals resulted in his conviction being vacated. That court held that the time during which the drug detection dog conducted its sweep of the vehicle was an impermissible extension of the original traffic stop. The Supreme Court agreed with that reasoning and affirmed the appellate court. The district court’s judgment was vacated (as was the order of probation), and the order denying Linze’s motion to suppress was reversed.
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