Legal Opinion

State v. Ward

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided July 1, 1998No. 35, September Term, 1997PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*374RODOWSKY, Judge.

The issue in this search warrant case is whether there was probable cause to believe that instrumentalities and evidence of a street murder could be found in the residence and/or motor vehicle of the person identified as the murderer. As explained below, we hold that there was probable cause.

Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 1992, Alfred Stewart (Stewart) was shot a number of times and killed on a public street in Baltimore City. Over the next two days persons who would not identify themselves telephoned the police stating that the respondent, Gary R. Ward…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. People v. EasleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Okwa v. HarperCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
  2. Zarychta v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  3. Holmes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  4. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
  5. Moats v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2017

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