Legal Opinion

Longshore v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 8, 2007No. 139 September Term, 2004PublishedCited by 139 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELL, Chief Judge.

In Terry v. Ohio, the Supreme Court held that a police officer may stop and detain a person briefly for investigative purposes if the officer has a reasonable suspicion, supported by articulable facts, that criminal activity “may be afoot.” 392 U.S. 1, 30, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 1884, 20 L.Ed.2d 889, 911 (1968); see also Quince v. State, 319 Md. 430, 433, 572 A.2d 1086, 1087-1088 (1990), Anderson v. State, 282 Md. 701, 706, 387 A.2d 281, 284 (1978) (“[T]he real thrust of Terry is directed at instances in which there is reasonable suspicion that someone is about to commit or has just…

2Cases cited110 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925

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3Cited by139 opinions

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  4. Comptroller of the Treasury v. Science Applications International Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2008
  5. Cox v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2011

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