Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 10/6/1987

Smith v. State

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531 A.2d 302
72 Md. App. 450
1987 Md. App. LEXIS 434

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recognizing the difficulty reconciling United States v. Santana, 427 U.S. 38, 49 L.Ed.2d 300, 96 S.Ct. 2406 (1976) and Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 63 L.Ed.2d 639, 100 S.Ct. 1371 (1980) and discussing cases on both sides of the threshold-arrest issue
fact that warrantless home arrest was illegal did “not automatically or even necessarily require suppression of ... statement” made at police station
Where police had two hours between having probable cause to arrest and a warrantless arrest in the home, there were no exigent circumstances
warrantless home entry and arrest

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Judges: Gilbert, Moylan, Wilner, Weant, Bishop, Garrity, Alpert, Bloom, Bell, Karwacki, Wenner, Pollitt

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