State v. Williams

ALAN M. WILNER, Judge,

Retired, Specially Assigned.

In this prosecution of appellee for violations of the controlled dangerous substance laws, the Circuit Court for Harford County entered an order suppressing as evidence suspected cocaine and marijuana seized from appellee’s car following a pretextual traffic stop. The order was based on a finding that the seizure violated appellee’s rights under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Acting under Maryland Code, § 12-302(c) of the Cts. & Jud. Proc. Article, the State appealed that decision. We granted certiorari before proceedings in…