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STATE v. RECHTENBACH

No. 21865.

650 N.W.2d 290 (2002)

2002 SD 96

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Scott RECHTENBACH, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided August 7, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Barnett, Attorney General, Richard M. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellant.

Thomas E. Adams of Voelker and Adams, Deadwood, for defendant and appellee.

GORS, Acting Justice.

[¶ 1.] The State of South Dakota (State) appeals the trial court's order suppressing evidence obtained during a state trooper's traffic stop of a commercial vehicle. The trial court held that the random stop of the truck was unconstitutional. We reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] State Trooper Brian Swets (Swets) is a certified drug dog handler for the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Swets' primary duty with...

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