Trussell v. State

MOYLAN, Judge.

The appellant, Stephen Alexander Trussed, was convicted by a Harford County jury, presided over by Judge Cypert O. Whitfill, of 1) possession of cocaine with intent to distribute; 2) possession of marijuana; and 3) possession of LSD. Upon this appeal, he raises five contentions:

1) That the judge, having earlier issued the search warrant, should have recused himself from ruling on the suppression motion;

2) That the affidavit in support of the search warrant did not demonstrate probable cause;

3) That the evidence was not legally sufficient to sustain the convictions;

4) That a…