Month: January 2017

Right to Carry = Right to Frisk

by [email protected] | Jan 29, 2017 | Search-Frisk

W.Virginia's "right to carry" subjects citizens behaving lawfully while armed to being frisked by a police officer - so says the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The fact that a person is lawfully entitled to carry a firearm does not eliminate...

Odor of Marihuana is Still Probable Cause to Search Vehicle

by [email protected] | Jan 21, 2017 |

Despite the decriminalization of marihuana, it is still "contraband" and the odor of marihuana provides probable cause for a police officer to search a vehicle so holds the Maryland Court of Appeals in Robinson v. State...