Reginald Anthony Longshore v. State of Maryland

Summary

The court held that Longshore was arrested when police removed him from his vehicle and handcuffed him, and that the circumstances did not justify that force as part of a temporary investigative detention. Because the available facts, including an unreliable drug-dog performance, did not provide a substantial basis for probable cause at the time of the arrest, the arrest and ensuing search were invalid. The court also held that evidence of Longshore’s refusal to consent to a warrantless vehicle search was inadmissible and that the resulting prejudice required a new trial.