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Oklahoma City police detain driver whose passenger is wanted for failing to appear in court. The passenger is arrested—but then officers hang around for another ten minutes, until a drug-sniffing dog finally shows up, takes a lap around the car, and alerts. Driver: Sniff happens but this delay was unjustified. Suppress the evidence? District court: No (and sentences him to 84 months in prison). Tenth Circuit: Yes (and vacates the sentence and conviction).
Mr. Tyler was represented by the Federal Defender's Office.
The case is United States v. Tyler, 24-6035 (10th Cir. June 16, 2025).
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