Bates v. State

MOYLAN, Judge.

The appellant, Michael Bates, was convicted by a Baltimore City jury, presided over by Judge Edward J. Angeletti, of possession of heroin with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to a prison term of 20 years and a fine of $25,000. Upon this appeal, the merits of guilt or innocence are not before us. Neither are the Fourth Amendment merits of whether the search for and seizure of the contraband heroin satisfied Fourth Amendment standards of reasonableness. The sole issue is that of whether the appellant was even entitled to litigate those Fourth Amendment merits.

The appellant…