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WESCOTT v. STATE

No. 382, September Term, 1970.

11 Md. App. 305 (1971)

273 A.2d 824

WALTER LEON WESCOTT v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided February 23, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leroy W. Carroll for appellant.

Joseph P. Stafford, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, with whom were Francis B. Burch, Attorney General, Howard L. Cardin, State's Attorney for Baltimore City, and Joseph B. Harlan, Assistant State's Attorney for Baltimore City, on the brief, for appellee.

The cause was argued before ANDERSON, ORTH, and POWERS, JJ.

ORTH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is whether the warrantless arrest of Walter Leon Wescott on 15 January 1970 was legal. Effective 1 July 1969 a police officer has statutory authority to arrest without a warrant. Acts 1969, ch. 561, § 3. Code, Art. 27, § 594B (c) provides:

"A police officer may arrest a person without a warrant if he has probable cause to believe that a felony has been committed or attempted...

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