Stevenson v. State

Concurring Opinion by

Adkins, J.,

which Greene, J., joins.

I agree with the Majority’s holding that the good faith exception to the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule applies in this case, and the search should be upheld on that basis. Most respectfully, I write separately because I am troubled by the implications of the Majority’s holdings in both Stevenson v. State, 455 Md. 709, 168 A.3d 967 (2017), and Moats v. State, 455 Md. 682, 168 A.3d 952, 2017 WL 3764567 (2017), regarding probable cause to search cell phones.11 fear that the Majority has paved the way for law enforcement to search a…