Sampson v. State

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In Zimmerman v. State, 78 Md.App. 1, 552 A.2d 47 (1989), after explaining why the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine required that this Court reverse the conviction of a defendant whose culpability had been established “beyond question,” Chief Judge Gilbert reiterated

what Judge Moylan wrote in The Right of People to Be Secure, National College of District Attorneys (1976):

Frequently, a police officer, in a reflective mood, will say, “Judge, you know this 4th Amendment makes my job a lot tougher and more difficult.” What does one respond, except to say:

“Officer, that’s…