Court of Appeals of Maryland· 12/1/1988

Malcolm v. State

Citations

550 A.2d 670
314 Md. 221
1988 Md. LEXIS 155

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stating that the totality of circumstances test applies to warrantless searches and concluding that police had probable cause to conduct warrantless search of automobile
because of the inherent mobility of a vehicle, a warrantless search is justified where there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband
“As the key protection from unreasonable government searches, warrants continue to be favored [by] law.”
“As the key protection from unreasonable government searches, warrants continue to be favored at law”
“probable cause does not demand the certainty associated with formal trials; it is sufficient that a ‘fair probability’ existed”
language of then § 286(b)(2) ambiguous with respect to whether defendant who has met predicate requirements for application of statute could be granted parole if sentenced to greater than 10 years

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Cole, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Adkins, Blackwell

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