Maryland Criminal Law and Policy

A Resource for Practitioners within Maryland's Criminal Justice System

US v. Shaquille Robinson

Posted on January 23, 2017 by admin

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SHAQUILLE MONTEL ROBINSON
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (En Banc 11-1-4), Niemeyer, Jan. 23, 2017,
Frisk – During a forced police encounter, an individual need only be “armed and thus dangerous” for an officer to conduct a frisk

(Concur- Wynn- Armed and dangerous are independent factors, but RAS the suspect has a firearm satisfies the ‘dangerous’ requirement)
(Dissent – Harris, Gregory, Motz, Davis- Armed and dangerous are independent factors)
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Santos v. State

Posted on October 26, 2016 by admin

ANTHONY SANTOS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Beachley, Oct. 26, 2016,
Investigative “Terry” Stop – During car stop for a traffic violation, reasonable suspicion existed to detain the driver where he was nervous, sweating, and lied to officers about stopping and meeting with another individual. Moreover, a warrant check on the driver came back with two possible warrants, and the officers had developed probable cause before the warrant check was finalized.
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