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Quince v. State

Citations

  • 572 A.2d 1086
  • 319 Md. 430
  • 1990 Md. LEXIS 75

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that strong concerns for public safety and for effective crime prevention and detection clearly justify stop and frisk where there exists reasonable suspicion of ongoing or imminent criminal activity
  • holding “stop and frisk” of individual who police were told was carrying a firearm was permissible, even though police were not told that gun was unlicensed and individual cooperated and made no unusual movements
  • “The need for urgent action was apparent. A report of a man with a gun in any public place is a serious matter.”
  • reasonable suspicion of handgun violation

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

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