Legal Opinion
Hicks v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 17, 2025No. 2397/23Published
1Opinion of the Court
Daquwan Hicks v. State of Maryland, No. 2397, Sept. Term, 2023. Opinion by Tang, J. SEARCH, SEIZURE, AND ARREST – SEARCHES AND SEIZURES IN GENERAL – GROUND AND SCOPE – PARTICULAR CASES AND CONTEXTS – MOTOR VEHICLES – IMPOUNDMENT AND INVENTORY – PARTICULAR CASES IN GENERAL There are two requirements of the inventory search exception to the warrant requirement: 1) that the vehicle be lawfully in police custody and 2) that the inventory be done pursuant to standard police procedure. A standard police procedure is not required to justify impoundment under the first requirement of the inventory…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Jorge Miranda Irene Miranda v. City of Cornelius Acme Towing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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