Dennis v. State

The United States Supreme Court vacated the judgment in this case and remanded it to this Court for further consideration in light of Whren v. United States, 517 U.S.-, 116 S.Ct. 1769, 135 L.Ed.2d 89 (1996). Upon reconsideration, the majority reasons that our analysis in Dennis v. State, 342 Md. 196, 674 A.2d 928 (1996) (Dennis I), is “perfectly consistent with the Whren analysis.” Maj. op. at 1152. The majority concludes: “Having reconsidered this case in light of the principles enunciated in Whren and finding them inapposite, *655we reaffirm our prior holding and opinion.” Maj. op. at 654. I…