Stevenson v. State

Timothy Stevenson v. State of Maryland, No. 92, September Term, 2016 CRIMINAL LAW — FOURTH AMENDMENT — SEARCH WARRANT OF A CELL PHONE — SUBSTANTIAL BASIS — The affidavit in support of the search warrant provided a substantial basis for the warrant-issuing judge to find probable cause to search Appellant’s cell phone where the warrant affidavit stated that Appellant was arrested and found with an assault victim’s wallet and shoes, Appellant had confessed to assault, and the affiant knew through his experience that suspects in robberies and assaults sometimes take pictures and send…