Sellman v. State

Donzel Sellman v. State of Maryland, No. 84, September Term, 2015. Opinion by Greene, J. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW—FOURTH AMENDMENT—REASONABLE SUSPICION On the basis of reasonable suspicion that an individual is armed and dangerous, an officer may conduct a Terry frisk. Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S. Ct. 1868,

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(1968). When reviewing whether reasonable suspicion exists, the test is the totality of the circumstances, viewed through the eyes of a reasonably prudent police officer. The test is objective. Reasonable suspicion requires an officer to have specific and articulable facts…