Rodriguez v. State

Hector Rodriguez v. State of Maryland, No. 1530, September Term, 2021. Opinion by Getty, Joseph M., J. HEADNOTES: CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE – FOURTH AMENDMENT – WARRANTLESS SEARCHES – SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST – ARIZONA V. GANT Arizona v. Gant,

556 U.S. 332

(2009), allows police, without a warrant, to “search a vehicle incident to a recent occupant’s arrest only if the arrestee is within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search or it is reasonable to believe the vehicle contains evidence of the offense of arrest.” When the State relies on the second part of the…