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Ricks v. State

Citations

  • 586 A.2d 183
  • 322 Md. 183
  • 586 A.2d 740
  • 1991 Md. LEXIS 48

How courts have described this case

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  • rejecting argument that search of suitcase was unreasonable because it “was securely in police possession and beyond [defendant’s] control”
  • recognizing the defendant “conceded that he was lawfully arrested, at least at the point when the dog scratched his bag, indicating that it contained narcotics” and addressing separate argument as to whether officers needed a search warrant to open the luggage
  • “Computation of the probability of harm to the arresting officer is not a relevant inquiry____”
  • “We note that the area deemed to be within an arrestee’s reach, lunge or grasp is broad, and is not necessarily made any narrower by apparent obstacles inhibiting an arrestee’s movement.”

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Chasanow, Orth, Smith

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