Bell v. State

MOYLAN, Judge.

We approach the decision we are called upon to make in this case with the same discomfort with which we approached a similar decision in Dixon v. State, 23 Md.App. 19, 20-21, 327 A.2d 516 (1974):

“With the possible exception of the ‘dropsy’ cases, no aspect of Fourth Amendment litigation has afflicted law enforcement with the yawning credibility gap wrought by inventory searches.” (footnote omitted).

See also Manalansan v. State, 45 Md.App. 667, 668, 415 A.2d 308 (1980).

The appellant, Kevin Bell, was convicted by a Baltimore City jury of the possession of cocaine with intent to…