Kopp v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Maryland held that police lacked reasonable suspicion to stop Kopp’s vehicle based on a personal acquaintance’s unrecorded report of an unfamiliar car and suspected illegal activity. The caller’s observations and the officer’s corroboration established only the car’s identity and location, while the officer’s generalized crime-area testimony and the car’s slow movement added no sufficient support for the stop. The court therefore reversed the judgment affirming the denial of suppression.