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STATE v. LOUTHAN

No. S-07-593.

744 N.W.2d 454 (2008)

275 Neb. 101

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Richard L. LOUTHAN, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa A. Wentling, Madison County Public Defender, and Harry A. Moore, Madison, for appellant.

Jon Bruning, Attorney General, and James D. Smith, Lincoln, for appellee.

WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.

STEPHAN, J.

After a bench trial in the district court for Madison County, Richard L. Louthan was convicted on one count of possession of a controlled substance. The principal issue on appeal is whether Louthan's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when a law enforcement officer prolonged a traffic stop for several minutes in order to deploy a drug detection dog. We conclude that there was no violation of Louthan's rights and that the evidence obtained from the vehicle...

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