JONES v. STATE

No. 37, September Term, 2008.

962 A.2d 393 (2008)

407 Md. 33

James Desmond JONES v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

December 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy S. Forster, Public Defender, Baltimore, for petitioner.

Brenda Gruss, Assistant Attorney General (Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General of Maryland, on the brief), Baltimore, for respondent.

Argued before: BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, (Retired, specially assigned) and IRMA S. RAKER, (Retired, specially assigned) JJ.


RAKER, J.

In this murder case, we must decide whether the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County erred in denying petitioner's motion to suppress evidence seized by the police. The Court of Special Appeals affirmed the trial court, holding that the "No Trespassing" sign on petitioner's property did not lead to a reasonable expectation that the sign would prevent police officers from walking to the front door in furtherance of an investigation. We shall affirm.

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