Prior convictions alone don’t justify a search

WAUSAU, Wis. — An appeals court in Wisconsin ruled that a motorist’s prior drug convictions do not give a police officer reasonable suspicion to search their vehicle. A woman was convicted of methamphetamine possession based on evidence obtained during a traffic stop that was initiated due to a cracked windshield, and escalated to a K-9 sniff after the cop saw the driver had prior convictions. But prior convictions do not justify a suspicion that there will be drugs in the car.