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ILLINOIS v. CABALLES

No. 03-923.

543 U.S. 405 (2005)

ILLINOIS v. CABALLES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 24, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, and Linda D. Woloshin and Mary Fleming, Assistant Attorneys General.

Assistant Attorney General Wray argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were former Solicitor General Olson, Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben, James A. Feldman, and John A. Drennan.

Ralph E. Meczyk argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Lawrence H. Hyman.*

STEVENS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which O'CONNOR, SCALIA, KENNEDY, THOMAS, and BREYER, JJ., joined. SOUTER, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 410. GINSBURG, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which SOUTER, J., joined, p. 417. REHNQUIST, C. J., took no part in the decision of the case.

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Illinois State Trooper Daniel Gillette stopped respondent for speeding on an interstate highway. When Gillette radioed the police dispatcher to report the stop, a second trooper, Craig Graham, a member of the Illinois State Police Drug Interdiction Team, overheard the transmission and immediately headed for the scene with his narcotics-detection dog. When they arrived, respondent's car was on the shoulder of the...

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