Cornish v. State

Appellants were convicted by the court sitting without a jury of the misdemeanor of unlawfully possessing unstamped (untaxed) cigarettes in violation of Maryland Code, Article 81, Section 438, and each was sentenced to one year under the jurisdiction of the Department of Correction, the sentences being suspended upon payment by each appellant of a $1,000.00 fine. The appellants contend on this appeal that as they were illegally arrested by the police, the search of their vehicle, and seizure of cigarettes therefrom, was unlawful and that the evidence so obtained was improperly admitted over…