{"id":5386,"date":"2015-08-11T22:38:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T22:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powersmccartan.wpengine.com\/?p=5386"},"modified":"2025-01-16T16:26:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T21:26:56","slug":"do-you-consent-to-a-sniff-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/do-you-consent-to-a-sniff-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Consent to a Sniff Search?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Do-You-Consent-to-a-Sniff-Search-compressor.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5388 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Do-You-Consent-to-a-Sniff-Search-compressor.jpg\" alt=\"Do-You-Consent-to-a-Sniff-Search\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>By Driving a Car in North Carolina, Do You Consent to a Sniff Search? \u00a0Is a Sniff even a Search? \u00a0Does the law differ between Vehicles and Persons?<\/h1>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Caselaw Summary For <strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/appellate.nccourts.org\/opinions\/?c=2&amp;pdf=33192\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Carolina v. Warren<\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North Carolina Court of Appeals &#8211; Publication Date August 4, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/do-you-consent-to-a-sniff-search\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Do You Consent to a Sniff Search?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Driving a Car in North Carolina, Do You Consent to a Sniff Search? \u00a0Is a Sniff even a Search? \u00a0Does the law differ between Vehicles and Persons? Caselaw Summary For North Carolina v. 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