Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 2007No. Record 060417.; Record 060426PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice ELIZABETH B. LACY.
In these consolidated appeals, we consider whether a warrantless search and seizure within the curtilage of a private residence violated the Fourth Amendment either because the investigating officer (1) did not act within the scope of the implied consent for uninvited individuals, including law enforcement, to enter the curtilage of the residence in order to contact the occupants, or (2) did not have probable cause and exigent circumstances under the facts presented.
FACTS
Our recitation of the facts is based both on a Joint Stipulation (Stipulation)…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Bolden v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
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- Mason v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
- Morris v. City of Virginia BeachCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2011
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