Pryor v. State

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Plevon V. Pryor,appellant, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in excess of fifty grams. The State’s evidence was sufficient to establish his guilt of that offense. This appeal calls into question the means by which that evidence was acquired, and requires that we examine an important rule of engagement applicable to the forcible stop of a motorist who commits a minor traffic violation while under police surveillance: the point in time at which continued detention violates the motorist’s Fourth…