Court of Appeals of Maryland· 4/15/1997

State v. Smith

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693 A.2d 749
345 Md. 460
1997 Md. LEXIS 46

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noting that the reasonableness of a Terry stop and frisk must be “assessed on a case-by-case basis”
noting that the reasonableness of a Terry stop and frisk must be “assessed on a case-by-case basis”
holding that the officer exceeded the scope of a permissible Terry search where, after an initial pat-down disclosed no weapons, the officer pulled the defendant’s shirt up and discovered cocaine concealed in the waistband of the defendant’s pants
observing that search of a suspect’s pockets was reasonable following a patdown given that he was wearing a winter coat
warning that, “[i]f a pat-down reveals no weapon-like objects ... the risk of harm to the officer is no longer of sufficient magnitude to outweigh the individual’s competing interest in personal security, and the police officer may not further intrude upon the suspect”
“Where [a] pat-down reveals a hard object that the police officer reasonably believes may be a weapon, the officer may further intrude upon the individual to the extent necessary to seize the suspected weapon.”

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Judges: Bell, Eldridge, Rodowsky, Chasanow, Karwacki, Raker, Murphy

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