Legal Question in Criminal Law in Maryland

In Maryland. If a warrant for arrest is issued in a different MD county, and the police come to an acquaintance's apartment to arrest said individual, can the landlord let them into the apartment without tenant's permission to arrest individual? This person was not on the lease and had never used this address as a place of residence. Non violent offense.


Asked on 11/23/15, 9:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

William Welch William L. Welch, III Attorney

A warrant authorizes the police to arrest the person named wherever the police find him or her. If the police have reason to believe that a person is inside of a building, then the police may break and enter, if necessary, in order to arrest the person.certainly, a person with a key can avoid having the police bust the door in.

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Answered on 11/28/15, 9:54 am


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