Commonwealth v. Hoverstadt

By Judge D. Arthur Kelsey

The Commonwealth accuses Patricia Hoverstadt of possession of cocaine in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-250 (Michie 1996 & Supp. 2000). In her pretrial motion to suppress, Hoverstadt claims the Commonwealth collected physical evidence against her in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Virginia statutory law. See Defendant’s Motion to Suppress (July 26,2000); Hearing Transcript at 6-9, 77-90 (Aug. 31,2000). For the following reasons, the Court denies the motion.

On September 13,1998, officers of the Franklin Police Department hired…