Illinois v. Caballes
The Court Upholds Using Police Dogs During Vehicle Stops
In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the case of Illinois v. Caballes, which dealt with the constitutionality of using drug-sniffing police dogs during traffic stops. The following is excerpted from the summary of the majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions. Illinois State Trooper Daniel Gillette stopped Respondent for speeding on an interstate highway. When Gillette radioed the police dispatcher to report the stop, a second trooper, Craig Graham, a member of the Illinois State Police Drug Interdiction Team, overheard the transmission and immediately headed for the scene with his narcotics-detection…
