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State v. Williams

Citations

  • 934 A.2d 38
  • 401 Md. 676
  • 2007 Md. LEXIS 653

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that for vehicle tinting to be permissible it must meet the requirements of both the Transportation Article and the applicable MVA regulation
  • analyzing Whren v. United States , 517 U.S. 806 , 116 S.Ct. 1769 , 135 L.Ed.2d 89 (1996)
  • A court should “judge[ ] the conduct of the officer based ... on what was reasonably apparent at the time of the stop[.]” (Emphasis added)
  • traffic stop for excessive window tinting was valid even though officer was mistaken as to whether the subject vehicle in fact was in violation of the applicable legal restriction

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Judges: Bell, Raker, Harrell, Battaglia, Greene, Wilner, Cathell

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