Tarzia v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgments of the district courts denying Appellants' separate motions to suppress, holding that the Wyoming Constitution does not require that an exterior canine sniff of a vehicle be supported by probable cause.
Appellants in these cases were both subjected to an extended investigative detention, and both Appellants were arrested after a canine sniff of their vehicles. On appeal, Appellants argued that the canine sniffs had to be supported by probable cause under Wyo. Const. art. I, 4. The Supreme Court disagreed, holding (1) the Wyoming Constitution does not require probable cause for an exterior canine sniff of a vehicle; and (2) Appellants were not entitled to relief on their remaining allegations of error.
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