State v. Copes

State of Maryland v. Robert L. Copes, Jr. No. 84, September Term 2016 Search and Seizure – Warrant Requirement – Exclusionary Rule – Good Faith Exception. Police officers applied for court authorization to use a cell site simulator and other techniques to locate a missing cell phone associated with a murder victim in the hope that the phone would lead them to the murderer. They obtained a court order, based in part on the procedure required for obtaining court authorization for a pen register under the Maryland Pen Register Statute, Maryland Code, Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article,…