McMahon v. Green

How later courts describe this case

• affirming trial court’s refusal to provide interpreter during voir dire to a defendant who had resided in the United States for seven years
• canine sniff conducted at the door of a person’s dwelling was search requiring warrant based on probable cause
• “Probable cause to believe certain items will be found in a specific location is a ‘practical, nontechnical conception,’ [citations omitted] that need not be based on direct, first-hand, or ‘hard’ evidence.”
• consent decree approved by federal district court may not be collaterally attacked in state court on underlying state law issue
• dog sniff conducted outside door of apartment found to be a search
• use of drug dog to sniff at door of defendant’s apartment
• dog sniff outside apartment door constituted a search requiring a warrant
• dog sniff outside apartment door requires probable cause