Whittington v. State

Kevin Whittington v. State of Maryland, No. 35, September Term 2020. Opinion by Hotten, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – FOURTH AMENDMENT – WARRANT REQUIREMENT – Detectives applied for and received a court order, pursuant to Md. Code Ann., Criminal Procedure (“Crim. Proc.”) § 1-203.1, that authorized the placement of a tracking device on Petitioner’s vehicle for thirty days. Thereafter, members of law enforcement executed a search of Petitioner’s vehicle and residence, pursuant to a search warrant supported in part by location information provided through the tracking device. Petitioner challenged…