Legal Opinion
George Lee Hawkins v. Commonwealth of Virginia
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 4, 2015No. 1270141PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAEIN, Judge.
George Lee Hawkins was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of Code § 18.2-308.2. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress the firearm found on his person. Hawkins argues that the trial court erroneously concluded that he consented to the search in question and that the police officer who performed the search “exceeded the scope of a Terry1 stop [by conducting] a search of the defendant’s person rather than a protective frisk.” For the reasons that follow, we affirm Hawkins’s conviction.
*104I. BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- McGee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
- United States v. Everton G. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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