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· 11/10/1966

Sampson v. First Credit Corp.

Citations

  • 244 Md. 317
  • 223 A.2d 627
  • 1966 Md. LEXIS 438

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining the “police team” approach may be used to determine whether officers had probable cause to make an arrest
  • informant’s previous work with police officers, coupled with the police officers’ reasonable corroboration of the information the informant provided, established probable cause to arrest
  • police lawfully searched suspect’s person incident to arrest, even though search preceded arrest and officers did not believe they had probable cause to arrest at time of search
  • police lawfully searched suspect‘s person incident to arrest, even though search preceded arrest and officers did not believe they had probable cause to arrest at time of search
  • “An arresting officer, or collectively the officers involved in an investigation . . . must possess information demonstrating probable cause to believe that an offense has occurred and that the defendant has committed it.”
  • “An arresting officer, or collectively the officers involved in an investigation . . . must possess information demonstrating probable cause to believe that an offense has occurred and that the defendant has committed it.”

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Judges: McWileiams

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