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THORNTON v. STATE

No. 51, Sept. Term, 2018.

214 A.3d 34 (2019)

465 Md. 122

Tamere THORNTON v. STATE of Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

August 6, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Michael T. Torres, Asst. Public Defender (Paul B. DeWolfe, Public Defender of Maryland of Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Benjamin A. Harris, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Brian E. Frosh, Atty. Gen. of Maryland of Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Respondent.

Argued before: Barbera, C.J., Greene, McDonald, Watts, Hotten, Getty, Sally D. Adkins, (Senior Judge, Specially Assigned), JJ.

In the present case, we are asked to review the constitutionality of the means by which police officers discovered a gun in the possession of Petitioner Tamere Thornton ("Petitioner" or "Mr. Thornton"). On the afternoon of January 1, 2016, three police officers were on patrol looking to discover guns, drugs, or other contraband when they...

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