Hamm v. State

ALPERT, Judge.

This case involves a routine traffic stop that escalated into an arrest and prosecution of two people: the driver for unauthorized use of the car and the passenger for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and transporting a handgun. Before trial, the passenger, appellant Jason Hamm, moved to suppress the admission of the drugs as evidence. After oral argument, that motion was denied. The case was then tried upon an agreed statement of facts.

After presentation of the statement of facts, the Honorable Albert P. Close, Circuit Court for Harford County, found appellant,…