Legal Opinion

Wiles v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 14, 1968No. Record 6767PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C.J.

On December 15, 1966, about 2:00 A.M., C. D. Coleman, a detective in the vice squad of the city of Richmond, obtained from a justice of the peace a warrant authorizing him to search the dwelling of Henry Lee Wiles at 204 S. Linden Street in the city of Richmond. Shortly thereafter Coleman and another detective went to the address, knocked on the door and were admitted by Wiles. Coleman identified himself as a police officer and told Wiles that he and his companion had a warrant authorizing them to search his residence for narcotics.

*283The officers then searched the premises which consisted of a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Rugendorf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Nathanson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Huff v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
  2. Guzewicz v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
  3. Mosher Steel-Virginia, Inc. v. TeigSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  4. Warren v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
  5. Drumheller v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982

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