87 Md. App. 444 - Joyner v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “Our review of a motion to suppress is limited to the record of the suppression hearing. We review the findings of fact for clear error and do not engage in de novo fact-finding. This Court will review de novo the question whether, based on the facts presented at the suppression hearing, probable cause existed to support a warrantless arrest. We consider the facts in the light most favorable to the State as the prevailing party and independently apply the law to those facts to determine if the evidence at issue was obtained in violation of the law. Probable cause is a nontechnical conception of a reasonable ground for belief of guilt. To determine whether probable cause exists, we consider the totality of the circumstances, in light of the facts found to be credible by the trial judge, factoring in the variables of the information leading to police action, the environment, the police purpose, and the suspect’s conduct. Probable cause exists where the facts and circumstances within the knowledge of the officer at the time of the arrest, or of which the officer has reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient to warrant a prudent person in believing that the suspect had committed or was committing a criminal offense. A finding of probable cause requires less evidence than is necessary to sustain a conviction, but more evidence than would merely arouse suspicion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Moulden v. State

2. “the appellant’s possessory interest in the premises; appellant’s right to and duration of stay at the searched premises; whether appellant had a right to exclude others from access to the searched area; what precautions he took to maintain his privacy there; appellant’s subjective expectation of privacy in the area searched; the location of the property at the time of the search; [and] ownership of the evidence seized----”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 121 Md. App. 263 - Simpson v. State