Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland

can the police go into your crouch while we are in public?


Asked on 11/18/09, 2:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

William Welch William L. Welch, III Attorney

They have to be able to justify what they do to a judge, if you challenge the reasonableness of the search before trial. If they saw a person hide a gun, they can probably search in public, but if they think that a person hid drugs, then they would probably have to arrest and search at Central Booking.

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Answered on 11/23/09, 2:56 pm


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