199 Md. App. 624 - Partlow v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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1. “"[a]lthough the search was undertaken on a public thoroughfare, the testimony showed that it was conducted in an area that was "fairly wooded" on one side. The other side of the street did contain houses, but most of the houses were 30 to 40 yards away from the street, and the search did not occur in front of a house. Moreover, it was "fairly dark" at the time, and, as noted above, the suppression court found that [Partlow's] coat or shirt covered the area he alleged was exposed. Only police officers were present during the search; no civilians were in the area , and no cars stopped on the side of the road.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 Md. App. 212 - Faith v. State

2. “In the present case, the search was not as invasive as the one in Paulino . The search was brief, appellant was not disrobed, his private parts were not manipulated, and there were no non-police citizens around to view the cutting away of a small portion of appellant's underwear that was covered by a long shirt or coat. After balancing the four Bell factors, we hold the search was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 242 Md. App. 212 - Faith v. State

3. “legitimately still working on those citations when the K-9 unit arrives, the traffic stop is still ongoing, and the detention will be considered reasonable for Fourth Amendment purposes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 239 Md. App. 440 - Steck v. State