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Patterson v. State

Citations

  • 930 A.2d 348
  • 401 Md. 76
  • 2007 Md. LEXIS 494

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  • stating that “application of the good faith exception does not hinge upon the affidavit providing a substantial basis for determining the existence of probable cause”
  • noting that a warrant is facially deficient when it “fails to ‘particularize the place to be searched or the things to be seized’”
  • observing that the good faith exception applies even upon little and “substantially weak” evidence
  • describing the inquiry as “an objective test of a police officer’s good faith reliance on a search warrant”
  • applying good faith exception when law enforcement officers conducted a search pursuant to a facially valid search warrant that was later found to lack probable cause
  • applying good faith exception when law enforcement officers conduct ed a search pursuant to a facially valid search warrant that was later found to lack probable cause

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Judges: Battaglia, Greene

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