BRANDON AMES v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Moylan, Feb. 3, 2017,
Frisk- To conduct a frisk, an officer must first have reasonable suspicion to conduct a stop and then have reasonable suspicion that the individual is armed and dangerous
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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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MICHAEL JEROME PALMER
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, King, Filed April 21, 2016,
Search – Vehicle – Where RAS existed to suspect that a VA-required inspection-sticker mounted on the windshield was fraudulent, officer’s entry into the vehicle for purpose of examining the sticker was reasonable and did not constitute an unconstitutional search.
(Concur by Wynn – Taking time to run criminal background check was called for in this case, but is not part of a standard traffic stop)
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