Cox v. State

David Cox, appellant, proceeded to trial before the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Prevas, J.), sitting without a jury, and was convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and possession of heroin. After merging the two offenses, the court sentenced appellant to four years’ incarceration for the felony drug offense.

On appeal, Cox presents one question for our review:

Did the trial court err in denying appellant’s motion to

suppress?

For the reasons that follow, we shall affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1 The Suppression Hearing

On October 2, 2001, Baltimore City Police Officer Maxwell…