Legal Opinion
Allen v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 4, 2011No. Nos. 1963, 1968PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraeff, J.
On October 2, 2009, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Octavian Allen and Drew W. Smith, appellants, were convicted of distribution of cocaine pursuant to an agreed statement of facts. Both appellants were sentenced to six years imprisonment.
In this consolidated appeal, appellants present two questions for our review, which we quote:
1. Did the suppression court err in concluding that the warrantless searches of Mr. Allen and Mr. Smith were reasonable under the Fourth Amendment when the police took no steps to protect their personal privacy, their clothing was manipulated to expose…
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