People v. Heritsch

Defendant was convicted, after stipulated bench trial, of possession of cannabis. Court properly denied Defendant's motion to suppress. Time officer spent writing citation was not unreasonable; court found that officer was working at a "normal pace" and was not "dragging his feet" just to wait for drug detection dog. Activities unrelated to mission of the stop did not prolong the stop, and did not cause the stop to extend beyond the point at which other officer's detection of drugs provided probable cause to believe that vehicle contained drugs.(HUTCHINSON and BIRKETT, concurring.)