Legal Opinion
Dennis v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 19, 1997No. 18, September Term, 1995PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Chief Judge.
In Dennis v. State, 342 Md. 196, 674 A.2d 928 (1996), we were presented with “the issue of whether a passenger in a vehicle whose driver has been stopped by police for a traffic violation may be convicted of disorderly conduct and battery when, rather than heeding the police command to remain in the vehicle, he walks away from the scene, and subsequently resists police attempts at detention.” Id. at 198, 674 A.2d at 929. We held “that to justify detaining the passenger, the officer must have a reasonable suspicion that the passenger engaged in criminal behavior and must have…
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