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Lee v. Cline

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 26, 2002No. 2275, Sept. Term, 2001PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ADKINS, Judge.

In this tort case involving an allegedly unconstitutional “second stop,” we encounter one of the Gordian knots of Maryland governmental immunity law—whether, under the Maryland Tort Claims Act, a police officer classified as State personnel has a qualified immunity defense against a constitutional tort claim alleging a violation of the Maryland Declaration of Rights.

Frederick County Deputy Sheriff Gary Cline, 1 appellee, stopped Keith A. Lee, appellant, because Lee’s front license plate was missing. After Lee produced the plate, and explained that it had been damaged that…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Tennessee v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. City of Indianapolis v. EdmondSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Ashton v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lee v. ClineCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
  2. Hines v. FrenchCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004
  3. Ford v. Baltimore City Sheriff's OfficeCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  4. Waterman v. BattonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2003
  5. (2004), Maryland Attorney General Reports2004

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