In re Knapp — Maryland Supreme Court removes Orphans’ Court judge for judicial misconduct
Case In the Matter of the Honorable Marc Knapp, Judge of the Orphans’ Court for Anne Arundel County Court Supreme […]
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Hicks v. State — Appellate Court Holds Gun Possession Alone Cannot Justify a Terry Stop Post-Bruen
In a landmark in banc ruling, the Appellate Court of Maryland holds that—after the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision—merely observing a person carrying a firearm does not give police reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry stop. Officers must point to specific, articulable facts suggesting the gun is being carried illegally.