DEON LEROY WILLIAMS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Alpert, Filed Dec. 2, 2016,
Strip Search – Strip search was lawful when conducted in police barracks incident to arrest for traffic violation given nervousness, large quantity of cash, and reliable informant information that the Defendant was in possession of drugs
TIMOTHY ALAN MOATS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Berger, Oct. 25, 2016,
SSW – Cellular Phone – 2-day delay between seizing cellular phone incident to arrest and obtaining search warrant was reasonable to prevent destruction of evidence while the warrant was sought.
Affirmed by COA
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ZACKARY ROBERT LULL
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Duncan, May 25, 2016,
Search Warrant – Omission of information regarding informant reliability (informant tried to steal buy money and misled investigators) was sufficient to satisfy the “intentionality” and “materiality” prongs of Franks
(Concur & Dissent – Davis – The omission was “reckless,” but even if included “no judge with experience issuing warrants would have refused to issue the search warrant in this case.”)
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