Seip v. State

ADKINS, Judge.

We are asked to decide whether the suppression court erred in holding that a police officer in fresh pursuit of a motorist who violated the speed limit within the officer’s jurisdiction may stop that motorist outside the officer’s jurisdiction. We affirm the suppression court’s holding because we find no error in its findings that the doctrine of fresh pursuit is not abrogated by Md.Code (1957, 2001 Repl.Vol.), section 2-102(b)(3) of the Criminal Procedure Article (“CP”).

FACTS AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

At approximately 1:30 AM on February 27, 2001, Earl Warren Seip, III, appellant,…