ROBIN VERA COLBERT v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Friedman, July 28, 2016,
DUI – Breath Test – TR 16-205.1 is a constitutional per se rule approved under the USSC opinion in McNeely allowing warrantless blood tests in certain fatal crashes
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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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JOVAN MAURICE BRICE v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Woodward, Filed Nov. 25, 2015,
Prohibited Person – Regulated Firearms – “There is no language in [PS 5-144(a)(1)] requiring a defendant to know that he is disqualified.”
(ed note – Bad legal analysis, so careful leaning too hard on this one)
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