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MD: Trained narc credited on reasonable suspicion

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Trained narcotics officers had reasonable suspicion that defendant was involved in drugs before his flight from them. State v. Dick, 2008 Md. App. LEXIS 108 (September 12, 2008): In our opinion, prior to Dick's flight and at the time of the stop, the police had reasonable suspicion that he was involved in illegal drug activity. The police officers were specialists in drug enforcement. The area and the specific location under surveillance were known for illegal drug activity and, in fact, two of the officers had previously arrested persons at the gas station for such crimes. Contrast Lemmon, supra, 318 Md. at 380. The location was not a recreational area or meeting place, so that Hoffman's persistent bicycle riding and apparent wait for someone was out of the ordinary...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 20, 2008 (boomark / email).