Maryland's Court of Special Appeals ruled that a suspect's incriminating statement to an emergency medical technician was admissible in court even though the man did not receive a Miranda warning.

Tagged with: dorchester county fifth amendment Maryland Court of Special Appeals motion to suppress

Attention criminal defense attorneys: You do not lose your right to appeal the denial of a pretrial motion to suppress evidence if you decline to object to the introduction of that evidence at trial. In a unanimous decision, Maryland’s top ...

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The officer who conducted the traffic stop of Appellant’s vehicle had a reasonable suspicion, if not also probable cause, to stop the vehicle based on his observation of Appellant’s vehicle spinning its wheels and his knowledge that Appellant’s license was suspended.

Tagged with: criminal procedure dorchester evidence Leahy motion to suppress Sept. Term 2013 traffic stop

Appellant contends that the juvenile court erred in denying his motion to suppress a statement he made, as well as a kitchen knife found on his person on school property.

Tagged with: evidence juvenile court Krauser motion to suppress Prince George's County Sept. Term 2013

The State argues that appellee, who was on parole at the time of the search, had a diminished expectation of privacy. Appellee asserts that, because the officer was unaware that appellee was on parole, appellee’s status did not justify the warrantless search.

Tagged with: Baltimore County criminal procedure evidence Meredith motion to suppress Sept. Term 2013 traffic stop warrantless search

Convicted of first-degree assault, appellant presents one issue: Whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting and playing for the jury recordings of police interviews that included inadmissible and highly prejudicial material.

Tagged with: Baltimore County criminal procedure evidence motion to suppress Sept. Term 2013 Sharer

Appellant, Antonio Lashley, was charged in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland, with two counts of unlawful wearing, carrying and transporting a handgun and one count of possession of marijuana. After appellant’s motion to suppress was denied, he ...

Tagged with: Anne Arundel County evidence motion to suppress Search and seizure Sept. Term 2013 Zarnoch

Appellant argues the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress recordings of intercepted cell phone conversations between himself and his wife.

Tagged with: criminal procedure evidence kent county Krauser motion to suppress Sept. Term 2013

Appellant filed a motion to suppress the firearm recovered from his residence. The motion was heard and denied. Appellant was convicted, pursuant to a not guilty agreed statement of facts, of possession of a regulated firearm after being convicted of a misdemeanor carrying a penalty of more than two years imprisonment. Appellant filed this timely appeal, presenting the following question: Was it error to deny the motion to suppress the firearm seized from and searched in appellant’s home?

Tagged with: criminal procedure Davis firearms motion to suppress Sept. Term 2013 Wicomico County