Trott v. State

Benjamin Caleb Trott v. State of Maryland, Misc. No. 9, September Term, 2020, Opinion by Booth, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – FOURTH AMENDMENT – SEARCH AND SEIZURE – ANONYMOUS 911 CALL REPORTING DRUNK DRIVING – REASONABLE SUSPICION – The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. For an investigatory stop to be constitutional under the Fourth Amendment, the police officer must have reasonable suspicion that the person stopped is engaging in criminal activity. The Court of Appeals held that the investigatory stop in this case satisfied the Fourth…