143 Md. App. 155 - Edwards v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 12 state decisions

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1. “A traffic stop may also be constitutionally permissible where the officer has a reasonable belief that “criminal activity is afoot.” Whether probable cause or a reasonable articulable suspicion exists to justify a stop depends on the totality of the circumstances. Thus, the Supreme Court has held that the Fourth Amendment is violated: “[W]here there is neither probable cause to believe nor reasonable suspicion that the car is being driven contrary to the laws governing the operation of motor vehicles or that either the car or any of its occupants is subject to seizure or detention in connection with the violation of any other applicable laws.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 161 Md. App. 654 - Cox v. State