Legal Opinion

Fox v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided July 6, 2004No. 2037032PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIS, Judge.

On appeal from his convictions of possession of cocaine and possession of a firearm while in possession of cocaine, Jihad Fox contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. He argues that he was taken into custody in violation of Code § 19.2-74 and that the contraband seized during the search incident to that custodial arrest should have been suppressed. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

“On appeal, “we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom.’ ”…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Archer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  4. Slayton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  5. West v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2001

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Thomas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
  2. Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  3. Loren Anthony Mason, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2015
  4. Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsCharlottesville County Circuit Court · 2005

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