SCOTT v. STATE

No. 3351, Sept. Term, 2018.

233 A.3d 242 (2020)

247 Md. App. 114

William SCOTT v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

July 29, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Gary R. Dyal (Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP of Washington, D.C. and Paul B. DeWolfe , Public Defender of Baltimore, MD), all on the brief, for Appellant.

Argued by Todd W. Hesel ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen., on the brief), all of Baltimore, MD, for Appellee.

Fader, C.J., Leahy, Deborah S. Eyler (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned) JJ.


William Scott, the appellant, was a passenger in a vehicle lawfully stopped for speeding. During the traffic stop, he answered yes and nodded affirmatively to a police officer's request to search his right front pants pocket. After the officer removed some items from that pocket, Scott moved slightly, and the officer saw a...

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