Thornton v. State

Tamere Thornton v. State of Maryland, No. 51, September Term, 2018. Opinion by Greene, J. CRIMINAL JUSTICE — FOURTH AMENDMENT — SEARCH AND SEIZURE — TRAFFIC STOPS — REASONABLE SUSPICION The Court of Appeals held that law enforcement officers lacked reasonable suspicion to frisk Petitioner for weapons. The officers involved testified that they observed Petitioner make furtive gestures while he was sitting in his parked vehicle, which indicated to the officers that Petitioner was armed and dangerous. According to the two officers, they saw Petitioner “raise his right shoulder and . . . bring…