At trial, the court denied a Motion to Suppress but on appeal the Florida Supreme Court reversed, holding that in order to reach the level of probable cause, the State needed to demonstrate the reliability of Aldo through such factors as field-performance records showing how many times the dog had falsely alerted.

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Now he put that decision on hold while Research In Motion appealed, but in 2004, a federal appeals court upheld the judgment against Research In Motion, and now it's on appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States.

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That leaves Mandell as the last man standing and he looks to remain out of prison at least through the July 9th hearing on his motion to stay out pending his appeal.

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