State v. Carter

State of Maryland v. Kennard Carter, No. 74, September Term, 2019. Opinion by Biran, J. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – FOURTH AMENDMENT – SEIZURE – The Court of Appeals held that a Maryland Transit Authority (“MTA”) police officer seized Respondent within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when the officer announced a fare sweep aboard a Baltimore Light Rail train after it arrived at a station. A reasonable passenger would not have felt free to leave the train without first displaying proof of fare payment, or the lack thereof, to the officer. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – FOURTH AMENDMENT – IMPLIED CONSENT –…