RICKS v. STATE

No. 742, September Term, 1986.

70 Md. App. 287 (1987)

520 A.2d 1136

JAMES A. RICKS, CO/DEF KEVIN R. DeSHIELDS, CO/DEF VAN ALLEN LEWIS v. STATE OF MARYLAND.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Certiorari Granted June 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Felipe Anderson, Asst. Public Defender (Alan H. Murrell, Public Defender, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellants.

Jillyn K. Schulze, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Stephen H. Sachs, Atty. Gen., Kurt L. Schmoke, State's Atty., for Baltimore City, John Prevas, Former Asst. State's Atty., for Baltimore City and Brian Murphy, Asst. State's Atty., for Baltimore City, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellee.

Argued before GILBERT, C.J., and MOYLAN and KARWACKI, JJ.


GILBERT, Chief Judge.

The major issue in this appeal is whether the police may employ surreptitious non-consensual video surveillance in tracking suspected criminal activity. Three minor issues are also presented, but they are eclipsed by the magnitude of the video surveillance question.

This case stems from an extensive narcotics investigation by the Baltimore City Police Department and the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Utilization of pen registers...

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