The Bill of Rights. (From the public domain.)
Here is a rundown of some recent Maryland appellate decisions:
A criminal charging document may name and physically describe a John Doe victim where the victim's name is not known. Edmund v. State, __ Md. _ (April 17, 2007).
Police may detain a person whose home is being searched, at least if the person is no more than twenty or thirty feet from the home. Williamson v. State, __ Md. _ (April 13, 2007).
Almost hitting another vehicle is not legal grounds to stop the offending car, absent sufficiently stated reasonable articulable suspicion for negligent or reckless driving. Lewis v. Maryland, __ Md. _ (April 12, 2007). Jon Katz.
