# Agurs v. State

> Court of Appeals of Maryland · May 19, 2010 · 415 Md. 62

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7920417

## Case

- **Full name:** Gary Samuel AGURS v. STATE of Maryland
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Maryland
- **Decided:** May 19, 2010
- **Citations:** 415 Md. 62; 998 A.2d 868; 2010 Md. LEXIS 201
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Adkins
- **Judges:** Adkins
- **Cited by:** 23 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- stating that because of the officers’ significant training, experience, and expertise, their assertions “drug dealers often store drugs, cash, records, and other evidence of drug law violations in their residences[,]” has significance in determining “whether there is substanti…
- concluding that the good faith exception did not apply where “no reasonably well-trained police officer could have relied on the warrant that authorized the search of Agurs’ home.”
- stating that “police should have been aware that there must be a nexus between criminal activity and the place to be searched.”

## Opinion text

Dissenting Opinion by
ADKINS, J.
I agree with Judge Barbera’s dissent to the extent that she opines than the police could have acted in good faith, but agree with Judge Murphy’s dissent, in his view that proof of “good faith” reliance requires more than proof that the officers could have relied in good faith upon the warrant. Therefore, like Judge Murphy, I would direct that this case be remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with his opinion.

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