Brumfield v. State

LUMPKIN, V. P.J.: concur in part, dissent in part.

T1 I concur with the outcome the Court reaches today, insofar as it affirms Appellant's conviction and sentence for Aggravated Manufacture of a Controlled Dangerous Substance and reverses Count II, following the State's concession of error. However, I dissent to the Court's reasoning, which includes lengthy dicta on proposition one concerning the "knock and announce" issue and a so-called "more expansive" interpretation of our state statutes and constitution than that available vis-a-vis the federal constitution's fourth amendment. I find…