McDonnell v. State

Daniel McDonnell v. State of Maryland, No. 1246, Sept. Term 2021. Opinion by Shaw, J. SEARCHES AND SEIZURES: THE FOURTH AMENDMENT Law enforcement officers generally must obtain a judicial warrant prior to the search and subsequent examination of property. In the absence of a warrant, a search is reasonable only if it falls within a specific exception to the warrant requirement. A defendant’s voluntary consent to search is an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. A search and subsequent examination of property based on consent is constitutionally permissible if the search…