WALLACE v. STATE

No. S-09-0060.

221 P.3d 967 (2009)

2009 WY 152

Shane Cody WALLACE, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Diane Lozano, State Public Defender; Tina Kerin, Appellate Counsel; and Kirk A. Morgan, Senior Assistant Appellate Counsel, Wyoming Public Defender Program.

Representing Appellee: Bruce A. Salzburg, Wyoming Attorney General; Terry L. Armitage, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Graham M. Smith, Assistant Attorney General.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


HILL, Justice.

[¶ 1] Shane Cody Wallace appeals the district court's finding that a deputy did not lack reasonable suspicion to detain him and his vehicle for a dog sniff. Arguing only under the United States Constitution, Wallace contends that the deputy impermissibly expanded the scope of an otherwise lawful stop by requesting the narcotic detection dog. We affirm.

ISSUE

[¶ 2] Wallace states the single issue as follows:

Mr. Wallace...

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