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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PHAREZ PRINCE : : : CRIM. NO. L-00-0395 : :

ORDER Now before the Court are: (i) Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence, and (ii) Defendant's Motion for Notice of Rule 404(b) Evidence. On February 6, and 23, 2001, the Court held a hearing on For the reasons

the record for the purpose of deciding the motions. stated below, the Court hereby:

(i) DENIES Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence; (ii) GRANTS Defendant's Motion for Notice of Federal Rule 404(b) Evidence. I. Background On July 19, 2000, Detective David McDermott applied for and received a search warrant for the Defendant's home at 1219 West LaFayette Avenue and for his car, a 2000 Plymouth Neon. Detective

McDermott's affidavit in support of the warrant application included the following facts: On July 10, 2000, a black male entered Carrolton Bank at 344 North Charles Street in Baltimore, MD. The man approached the teller

and gave her a small bouquet of flowers and a note that stated, "give me all the money, no dye packs and don't push that button." The

teller gave money to the robber, who fled south on Charles Street on

foot.

The teller described the male as 5'6" tall, with a slim build

and braces on his teeth, wearing a baseball cap, gray t-shirt, dark colored shorts, and tennis shoes. Shortly after the robbery, Detective Dennis Gunther saw a man matching the description of the robbery suspect. The man, who was

riding a bicycle, was heading south on Charles Street at a high rate of speed. Although Detective Gunther temporarily lost sight of the

suspect, he spotted the suspect again at the corner of Harlem and Arlington Avenues, before losing sight of him for good. Police suspected that the individual responsible for the Carrolton Bank robbery was also responsible for four other robberies

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