COMMONWEALTH v. SMITH

2016-SC-000558-DG.

542 S.W.3d 276 (2018)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant v. John E. SMITH, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 22, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT: Andy Beshear , Attorney General of Kentucky, Larry Wayne Cleveland , Zachary Becker , Special Assistant Attorneys General.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE: Willie Edward Peale, Jr. , 219 St. Clair Street, Suite 7, Frankfort, Ky 40601-1844.


The Commonwealth appeals from a Court of Appeals' decision which upheld the trial court's suppression of evidence discovered as a result of a canine sniff search of Appellee's, John E. Smith, vehicle during a traffic stop. The Commonwealth contends that the Court of Appeals erred by concluding that 1) the...

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