Stokes v. State

The Appellant, Leroy Donald Stokes, was convicted in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, in a non-jury trial, of violating the lottery laws.

In this appeal he contends that it was error to admit into evidence lottery slips obtained .in a search of Appellant’s automobile because the car searched was a different one than that described in the search warrant.

The warrant authorized the search of certain described premises, a red and white 1955 Chevrolet automobile bearing Maryland license FM 90-49 and the person of the Appellant. Pursuant to the warrant the police went to the vicinity of the…