U.S. v. Buchanan, No. 98-1353 (6th Cir.) (213 F.3d 302) (May 22, 2000) (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman)
Here a divided panel held that dog-sniff evidence is inherently unreliable and therefore should normally be inadmissible as “insufficiently indicative of probable cause” due to the prevalence of drug tainted currency in circulation.
This case is noted for its detailed discussion of the admissibility of testimony by police officers that ...
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