JERMAUL RONDELL ROBINSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
DEXTER WILLIAMS v. STATE OF MARYLAND
VERNON HARVEY SPRIGGS, III v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals, Watts, Jan. 20, 2017,
Search – Police have probable cause to search a vehicle where they detect an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle
Following the CoSA opinion in Bowling
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EFRAIN TAYLOR v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals, Wilner, May 23, 2016,
Warrantless Search – Vehicle Search – Gant – The “reasonable to believe” standard set forth in Gant is the equivalent of “reasonable articulable suspicion.”
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. EZEKIEL DONJA GARDNER
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Keenan, May 18, 2016
Miranda – Unhandcuffed suspect removed from vehicle was not under “de facto arrest” requiring Miranda when officers told him that they had received information that he had a firearm and asked him whether he had “anything illegal.”
JOSHUA PAUL BOWLING v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Graeff, Filed March 31, 2016,
CDS – Odor of Marijuana provides probable cause to believe evidence of “contraband or crime” is located within vehicle, thus justifying warrantless search without regard to quantity