The post about Honda Accords being “common” drug dealer cars made me wonder what else the courts say is common drug dealer behavior. So after a little Westlaw browsing, here is a list of behaviors that suggest an individual may be a drug dealer:
1. Whistling (State v. Dunson, 2006 WL 400144 (Ohio App. 2 Dist., 2006))
2. Using a cell phone (State v. Pettit, 2005 WL 2401630 (Ohio App. 8 Dist., 2005))
3. Possessing money in large denominations (People v. Adisa,2005 WL 3481387 (Mich.App., 2005))
4. Possessing a pistol (State v. Ahrendt (N.W.2d, 2003 WL 22533555 (Minn.App., 2003))
5. Possessing a microwave oven (State v. Riley, 2004 WL 2050521 (Ohio App. 9 Dist., 2004))
6. Installing bars on windows or doors (U.S. v. Pope, 330 F.Supp.2d 948 (2004))
7. Possesing latex gloves (Brown v. State, S.W.3d, 2001 WL 946870 (Tex.App.-Dallas, 2001))
8. Possessing a composition notebook (U.S. v. Aghedo, 159 F.3d 308 (7th Cir., 1998))
9. Using the word “girl” (U.S. v. Rengifo, 789 F.2d 975 (1st Cir., 1986))
10. Using air freshener in a home (U.S. v. Pringle, 53 Fed.Appx. 65 (10th Cir., 2002))
11. Possessing a “hide-a-key” box (People v. Sierra, 599 N.Y.S.2d 6 (1993))
12. Possessing a horse trailer (U.S. v. Reed, 2004 WL 1982528 (N.D.Ill., 2004))
