Ross v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Senior Judge.
Quinshawn P. Ross was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred by denying Ross’ motion to suppress. Finding no error, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
At approximately 5:00 p.m., Richmond Sheriffs Deputy Mark Ingram was sitting in his patrol vehicle at a traffic intersection in a high crime area. While running a warrant check on an unrelated matter, Ingram observed Ross approach the passenger side of a vehicle that had stopped at the intersection. As Ross approached the vehicle, he removed…
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