{"podcast":{"title":"Swear on the Stand","slug":"swear-on-the-stand-7111404","podcast_index_feed_id":7111404,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42490093/42490093-1732466737482-64af1021e8b8d.jpg","author":"Daniel W. Swear","episode_count":193,"summary":"Court decisions are complex and difficult to digest. This podcast is designed to educating listeners on current legal decisions in a fun and interesting way. Researched by me and produced with the assistance of AI.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:10.447360+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404"},"episode":{"title":"United States v. Conchas-Mancilla: Canine Alerts and Probable Cause","slug":"united-states-v-conchas-mancilla-canine-alerts-and-probable-cause","published_at":"2026-04-20T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/united-states-v-conchas-mancilla-canine-alerts-and-probable-cause","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/danielswear/episodes/United-States-v--Conchas-Mancilla-Canine-Alerts-and-Probable-Cause-e3i18tv","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fddb5314/podcast/play/118579583/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-17%2F8c6d41bc-fbdc-d030-8e71-4ff491924213.m4a","summary":"This episode details the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to uphold a drug conviction against Jesus Arturo Conchas-Mancilla . The defendant challenged the search of his vehicle, arguing that a drug dog's instinctual alert was insufficient to establish probable cause compared to a formal, trained indication. However, the court ruled that the totality of the circumstances , including the dog's high level of reliability and certification , justified the search that uncovered hidden cocaine. By affirming the lower court's ruling, the judges clarified that canine behavior does not need to follow a rigid protocol to provide legal grounds for a vehicle inspection. This case reinforces that a credible alert from a drug-detection animal is a valid basis for a search under the Fourth Amendment .","meta_description":"This episode details the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to uphold a drug conviction against Jesus Arturo Conchas-Mancilla . The defendant challe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1598,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/episodes/united-states-v-conchas-mancilla-canine-alerts-and-probable-cause/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/swear-on-the-stand-7111404/united-states-v-conchas-mancilla-canine-alerts-and-probable-cause.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}