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- Pickpocket v. Robbery. Cooper v. State.
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- Victim Impact Statement. Ball v. State
- When Traffic Stop = Seizure. Ferris v. State
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Category Archives: – Traffic Offenses
License Plate Lamp and 4th Amendment.
The following was from a motion to suppress based on a traffic stop for a tail lamp. Drafted by Paul J. Notarianni. “The Supreme Court has made clear that a traffic stop involving a motorist is a detention which implicates … Continue reading
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When Traffic Stop = Seizure. Ferris v. State
Brief Brief: Ferris v. State 355 Md. 356 (1999) Issue: What constitutes a seizure, under the Fourth Amendment, during a traffic stop. Quotes: “The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, including seizures that involve only a brief detention. … Continue reading
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Traffic Stop for Window Tint. Turkes v. State
Brief Brief: Turkes v. State, 199 Md. App. 96 (2011) Issue: When does a perceived violation of window tint regulation give rise to reasonable articulate suspension to support a traffic stop? Quotes: “When an officer observes a vehicle that is … Continue reading
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Proposed Jury Instructions for Motor Vehicle Offenses
TA 21-301 (a) [Drafted by Paul Notarianni, 2017] Failure to Drive Right of Center The Defendant is charged with the crime of failure to drive right of center. In order to find the Defendant guilty, the state must prove: The … Continue reading
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Never Having a License as Defense to DWS/DWR. State v. Sullivan
Brief Brief. State v. Sullivan, 407 Md. 493 (2009) Holding: “The Court of Appeals, Greene, J., held that defendant did not have a “privilege to drive” in Maryland that could be “revoked,” and thus defendant could not be convicted of … Continue reading
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DWS Mens Rea. State v. McCallum.
Brief Brief: State v. McCallum 321 Md. 451 1990 Issue: Mens Rea for driving while suspended. QUOTES: “if the State offers the record at any subsequent trial and there is an objection, the court should redact all portions of McCallum’s motor … Continue reading
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Fourth Amendment Outline
ABSTRACT: In November of 2015, Michael Stankan gave a presentation to the Western Maryland Criminal Defense Bar regarding Fourth Amendment issues in traffic stops. This is his outline of cases from that presentation. MichaelStankan4thAmendmentOutline
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Tagged (1989) Arizona v. Gant, (1997) McCain v. State, (1997) Whitman v. State, (2001) Illinois v. Caballes, (2001) Wilson v. State, (2002) Hardy v. State, (2006) State v. Smith, (2007) Briscoe v. State, (2007) Maryland v. Pringle, (2007) Pennsylvania v. Mimms, (2010) Farewell v. State, (2010) Muse v. State, (2014) Conboy v. State, 101 Md. App. 395 (1994) Collins v. State, 116 Md. App. 497, 118 Md. App. 317 (1997) White v. State, 121 Md. App. 345 (1998) Herbet v. State, 132 Md. App. 598 (2000) Chase v. State 224 Md. App. 631 (2015) Chimel v. California, 132 S. Ct. 945 (2012) United States v. Salvucci, 134 S. Ct. 2473 (2014) Rowe v. State, 136 Md. App. 458, 139 Md. App. 212 (2001) Kelley v. State 436 Md. 406 (2013) Lewis v. State, 140 Md. App. 696 (2001) State v. Harding 196 Md. App. 384 (2010) State v. Nieves, 143 Md. App. 155 (2002) Epps v. State, 143 Md. App. 670 (2002) Charity v. State, 146 Md. App. 327, 146 Md. App. 395 (2002) Nathan v. State, 150 Md. App. 540 (2003) Ferris v. State, 150 Md. App. 658 (2002) Wilson v. State, 152 Md. App. 1 (2003) Sinclair v. State 214 Md. App. 309 (2014), 155 Md. App. 353 (2004) Davis v. State, 17 Md. App. 376 (1973) Commonwealth v. Cruz, 170 Md. App. 211, 173 Md. App. 414 (2007) State v. Funkhouser, 174 Md. App. 434 (2007), 180 Md. App. 210 (2008) Paulino v. State, 182 Md. App. 444 (2008) Smith v. State, 184 Md. App. 535 (2009) Graham v. State, 189 Md. App. 653 (2009) Thompson v. State, 190 Md. App. 497 (2010) Jones v. State, 192 Md. App. 653 (2010) Turkes v. State, 193 Md. App. 687, 194 Md. App. 252 (2010) McDowell v. State, 195 Md. App. 695, 199 Md. App. 96 (2011) United States v. jones, 2015 WL 6112285, 2015 WL5969682 at 1 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2015) Minnesota v. Dickerson, 206 Md. App. 309 (2012); Aff’d, 214 Md. App. 195 (2013) State v. Green, 219 Md. App. 91 (cert denied) (2014) Sellman v. State, 25 Md App. 428 (1975) Wilkes v. State, 278 Va. 300 (2009) Whitehead v. State, 335 (355?) Md. 356 (1999) Ford v. State, 363 Md. 150 (2001) Whitehead v. Commonwealth, 363 Md. 424 (2001) Scribner v. State, 364 Md. 554, 370 Md. 648 (2002) New York v. Belton, 372 Md. 137 (2002) Stokeling v. State, 374 Md. 527 (2003) State v. Wallace, 375 Md. 595 (2003) State v. Mason, 383 Md. 573 (2004) State v. Ofori, 391 Md. 462 (2006) Carter v. State, 395 U.S. 752 (1969) Collin v. State, 398 Md. 349, 399 Md. 341, 407 Md. 327 (2009) Miles v. State, 411 Md. 104 ( Brendlin v. California, 422 Md. 384 (2011) Byndloss v. State, 434 U.S. 106 (1977) Ray v. State, 435 Md. 1 (2013) Riley v. California, 441 U.S. 520 (1979) Belote v. State, 444 Md. 16 (2015) Smith v. State, 448 U.S. 83 Wiegmann v. State, 453 U.S. 454 (1981) Ott v. State 325 Md. 206 (1973) Padilla v. State, 459 Mass. 459 (2011) Commonwealth v. Daniel, 464 Mass 745 (2013). Commonwealth v. Overmyer, 469 Mass. 16, 496 U.S. 325 (1990) Anderson v. State, 508 U.S. 366 (1993) Moore v. State, 519 U.S. 408, 540 U.S. 366 (2003) Maryland v. Wilson, 543 U.S. 405 (2005) Jackson v. State, 551 U.S. 249, 556 U.S. 332 (2009) Bell v. Wolfish, 78 Md. App. 471, Alabama v. White, at 2 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2015) Edwards v. State, No 1456 Sept Term 2014, no. 1951 Sept. Term 2013
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Cross-Reference of Maryland Traffic Offenses
Article by Paul J. Notarianni ABSTRACT: This piece is a cross-reference of Maryland traffic offenses. It lists most offenses under the Maryland Transportation Article which carry a potential jail sentence, the number of points assessed by the MVA upon conviction, and … Continue reading
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Tagged ---- Paul Notarianni, Criminal defense, Maryland Transportation Article, MVA, Points, Traffic
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