Maryland v. Garrison
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Maryland v. Garrison, , is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the faith that should be given to police officers and their testimony.
In this case an apartment was mistakenly searched for drugs, and drugs were found.
Facts: Police were executing a warrant that said the ‘3rd floor apartment’ intending to search McWebbs apartment, when the police went upstairs they searched the 3rd floor and found drugs and cash. The police then found out that there were actually 2 apartments on the 3rd floor. Up to that point none of the police had realized there were 2 distinct apartments. Garrison brought a 4th Amendment claim because they did not have a warrant to search his apartment but rather they had a warrant to search McWebbs apartment, and Garrison wanted to use the 4th Amendment to suppress the drugs
Holding: 4th amendment not violated
Reasoning: The police had a reasonable belief that the warrant was valid during the search.
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