Legal Opinion
Shingleton v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 9, 1978No. 1132, September Term, 1977PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
Cole Porter, in his well-known song, “I Get a Kick Out of You,” proclaimed that “[s]ome get a kick from cocaine.” This appeal arises from the arrest and conviction of some suppliers of that “kick.”
Historically, this case began with an application for a “wiretap” order in Baltimore County. Judge Marvin Land issued the order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2520 (1970). After installation of the “tap,” the police learned of a ring of people dealing in controlled dangerous substances spread from Woodlawn to Essex in Baltimore County to Lusby in Calvert County and beyond. The ring did, in fact, have…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- United States v. Albert Ross, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Wieland v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- Erman v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Stevenson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Dawson v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
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