Legal Opinion
Morgan v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 16, 1967No. 324, Initial Term, 1967PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
Appellant was convicted on December 20, 1966 by the court sitting without a jury of possessing a narcotic drug and was sentenced to three years in the Maryland House of Correction. He contends on this appeal that his arrest without a warrant was unlawful and that the narcotic paraphernalia taken from him by police following his arrest was improperly admitted in evidence at the trial.
The arrest was made under these circumstances: At approximately 1:30 a.m. on November 8, 1966, Officers Sinnett and Covert of the Baltimore City Police Department drove in their marked police cruiser to the Kayo…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gaudio v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- McChan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Shipley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
- Duffy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. McKnightSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1968
- Simms v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- English v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1969
- Myers v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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