Borges v. State

Tyron Devon Borges v. State of Maryland, No. 134, Sept. Term, 2023. Opinion filed on August 1, 2024, by Wells, C.J. CRIMINAL LAW – SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND ARREST – IN GENERAL Under Chimel v. California,

395 U.S. 752

(1969), a search incident to arrest allows the police to search the person of the arrestee and any area within his immediate control to protect themselves from danger and to prevent the destruction or concealment of evidence. Here, the officers searched clothing within appellant’s reach, lunge, or grasp for their own safety because they were executing an arrest warrant for first degree…