Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Asia Bucalo

Summary

The Kentucky Supreme Court held that although Bucalo’s detention exceeded the time normally required for a traffic citation, the extension was justified by reasonable and articulable suspicion of criminal activity, so the motion to suppress was denied. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the trial court’s denial of the suppression motion. Justice Noble dissented, arguing the prolonged stop was unreasonable and the dog sniff did not create sufficient suspicion.