Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 29, 2020No. 3351/18PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM SCOTT V. STATE, No. 3351 September Term, 2018. Opinion by Eyler, Deborah S., J. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - - FOURTH AMENDMENT SEARCH AND SEIZURE - - CONSENT SEARCH - - VOLUNTARINESS - - ROADSIDE TRAFFIC STOP - - SEARCH OF PASSENGER. The defendant was one of two passengers in a minivan lawfully stopped by the police for speeding on a hot summer afternoon on a busy road in Montgomery County. A canine unit was called immediately because a stop of the same minivan three weeks prior had led to heroin trafficking charges against a passenger (who was not in the minivan this time). Five officers…
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