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DUANE COREY JOHNSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

DUANE COREY JOHNSON v. STATE OF MARYLAND

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Criminal procedure — Motion to suppress — Discharge of counsel

Duane Corey Johnson was driving in Anne Arundel County when he was stopped for broken taillights. Officers on the scene requested a drug-sniffing dog, or “K-9,” which arrived at the scene and alerted. A search of Mr. Johnson’s car then revealed crack cocaine.

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