Legal Opinion
Simpler v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 11, 1990No. 33, September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODOWSKY, Judge.
This is a stop and frisk case. The stop was based on possession of beer by minors. The frisk of the petitioner, Robert Lee Simpler (Simpler), produced a bong. 1 This resulted in Simpler’s arrest, a search incident, and discovery of a small quantity of marijuana. After denying a motion to suppress, the Circuit Court for Cecil County convicted Simpler of possession of marijuana. Simpler appealed to the Court of Special Appeals which affirmed in an unreported opinion. We granted Simpler’s petition for a writ of certiorari. As hereinafter explained, Simpler’s challenge to the…
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