Gahan v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Davidson, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 322 infra.
Michael Emmett Gahan first contends that seized narcotics were admitted into evidence against him at trial in violation of his rights under U. S. Const. Amend. IV. We shall hold to the contrary. In anticipation of that holding he asks that under Maryland Declaration of Rights, Art. 26 we accord him automatic standing to contend that the evidence was illegally seized as in Jones v. United States, 362 U.S. 257, 80 S. Ct. 725, 4 L. Ed. 2d 697 (1960), pertaining to the Fourth Amendment. (Jones has since been overruled by…
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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