Commonwealth v. Walker

By JUDGE JAY T. SWETT

The defendant has moved to suppress two statements made to a police officer following his arrest for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. A suppression hearing was held on April 25, 1991. Testimony showed the following occurred.

Late on the evening of December 23, 1990, Charlottesville Police Officer D. I. Jones responded to a call near the intersection of Fifth Street SW and Dice Street. Officer Jones was responding to a complaint that drug dealing was going on in the area of that intersection.

Officer Jones testified that when he arrived, he saw several males…