Legal Opinion
Dixon v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 14, 1974No. 970, September Term, 1973PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoylan, J.
With the possible exception of the “dropsy” cases, 1 no aspect of Fourth Amendment litigation has afflicted law enforcement with the yawning credibility gap wrought by inventory searches. The conviction of the appellant, Clyde George Dixon, by Judge James Macgill in the Circuit Court for Howard County for (1) driving while under the influence of drugs in contravention of Article 66 1 /2, Section 11-902 (a), and (2) possession of barbiturates, occasions a hard look at the particular “inventory search” relied upon in this case specifically and at the constitutional validity of the…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Andresen v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- State v. BellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- State v. SlockbowerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- State v. MooreWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- Duncan and Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
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