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Joseph Kostelec v. State of Maryland, No. 17, September Term, 1997.

[Search and Seizure - The Maryland Search Warrant Statute, Article 17, Section 551(a), does not authorize anticipatory warrants.]

Circuit Court for Howard County Case # CR 31251

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 17 September Term, 1997 _________________________________________

JOSEPH KOSTELEC

v.

STATE OF MARYLAND

_________________________________________ Bell, C.J. Eldridge Rodowsky Chasanow Raker Wilner Karwacki, Robert L. (retired, specially assigned), JJ. _________________________________________ Opinion by Rodowsky, J. _________________________________________ Filed: December 12, 1998

In this drug case the petitioner, Joseph Kostelec (Kostelec), moved to suppress evidence that had been seized during a search of his home under an anticipatory search warrant. As grounds for the motion, Kostelec contended, inter alia, that an anticipatory warrant violates Maryland Code (1957, 1996 Repl. Vol.), Art. 27,

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