Anderson v. State

Sales of narcotics having been made on March 11 and 12, 1969 to a police informant at 2001 Booth Street in Baltimore — a two story row house dwelling in which Jerry Sawyer held the proprietary interest — police obtained a warrant to search the premises and the persons of Sawyer and one Arthur Carter, who were observed to be on the premises when the narcotic sales were made. On March 13 at 9:00 a.m. the officers executed the warrant by forcing entry to the premises. A man, later identified as Walter Perry, was apprehended as he attempted to run from the house. The police found Sawyer lying in…