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.