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Taylor v. Maryland

Petition for certiorari denied on March 27, 2017

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-467 Md. Ct. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: (1) Under the exception to the warrant requirement announced in Arizona v. Gant, permitting a vehicular search incident to a recent occupant's arrest "when it is reasonable to believe evidence relevant to the crime of arrest might be found in the vehicle," what quantum of particularized suspicion is required by the Fourth Amendment to justify the search; and (2) whether the unquantified experience of the arresting officer, alone, may supply the necessary particularized suspicion to justify the vehicular search.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/06/2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 10, 2016)
11/30/2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
12/06/2016Response Requested . (Due January 5, 2017)
12/20/2016Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 24, 2017.
02/24/2017Brief of respondent Maryland in opposition filed.
03/06/2017Reply of petitioner Efrain Taylor filed.
03/08/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017.
03/27/2017Petition DENIED.