STATE v. ALVAREZ

No. SCWC-12-0000838.

378 P.3d 889 (2016)

138 Hawai`i 173

STATE of Hawai`i, Respondent/Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elujino V. ALVAREZ, III, Petitioner/Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

June 30, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin P. Haspe , for petitioner.

Shaunda A.K. Liu , for respondent.

RECKTENWALD, C.J., NAKAYAMA, McKENNA, POLLACK, and WILSON, JJ.


This case arises out of a routine traffic stop and the subsequent arrest of Elujino V. Alvarez III for possession of methamphetamine. Prior to trial, Alvarez filed a motion to suppress drug evidence recovered as a result of a canine screen that was performed on his vehicle. Alvarez argued that the evidence...

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