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MARYLAND v. GARRISON

No. 85-759.

480 U.S. 79 (1987)

MARYLAND v. GARRISON

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Deborah K. Chasanow and Anne E. Singleton, Assistant Attorney General.

Gerald A. Kroop argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Baltimore police officers obtained and executed a warrant to search the person of Lawrence McWebb and "the premises known as 2036 Park Avenue third floor apartment."1 When the police applied for the warrant and when they conducted the search pursuant to the warrant, they reasonably believed that there was only one apartment on the premises described in the warrant. In fact, the third...

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