Whitaker v. Commonwealth

HUMPHREYS, Judge.

Collin W. Whitaker appeals his conviction after a bench trial of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Whitaker contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence, which he argues was obtained under the authority of a stale search warrant and as a result of an unlawful detention. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part and remand.

I. Background

On March 7, 2000, Detective Randy Ronneberg of the Newport News Police Department Narcotics Division received information from a “reliable informant” that “a black male, dark…