I hope some of the LEOs that have dogs can answer some questions for me.
I was in the jury for a pot hauling case a while back.
Although I did believe the defendant guilty, two LEOs were called to testify and their stories did not fit together in too many ways as to not bring on reasonable doubt.
The defense attorney sent one out of court while the other testified, then brought in the other one so we could hear his story.
Damn guys, don't you talk these things over before court time?
Their testimony didn't fit, they were all over the place, so the defendant walked. Reasonable doubt.
As to the nose on a drug dog, I cam see where a dog would smell a large quantity of pot at an intersection, cars stopped waiting on a traffic light and windows down. I think I could smell that.
Can dogs detect a large haul going down the interstate if the windows of the cop car are down a couple of inches and the hauler goes by in the next lane with the breeze blowing toward the dog's car?
Is that enough to put him on alert? or does the turbulence from the cars take enough scent away that it is no good, say it was one car that passed.
I know dogs have a super sense of smell and have wondered about this.
Regards, FM
I was in the jury for a pot hauling case a while back.
Although I did believe the defendant guilty, two LEOs were called to testify and their stories did not fit together in too many ways as to not bring on reasonable doubt.
The defense attorney sent one out of court while the other testified, then brought in the other one so we could hear his story.
Damn guys, don't you talk these things over before court time?
Their testimony didn't fit, they were all over the place, so the defendant walked. Reasonable doubt.
As to the nose on a drug dog, I cam see where a dog would smell a large quantity of pot at an intersection, cars stopped waiting on a traffic light and windows down. I think I could smell that.
Can dogs detect a large haul going down the interstate if the windows of the cop car are down a couple of inches and the hauler goes by in the next lane with the breeze blowing toward the dog's car?
Is that enough to put him on alert? or does the turbulence from the cars take enough scent away that it is no good, say it was one car that passed.
I know dogs have a super sense of smell and have wondered about this.
Regards, FM