Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 12, 2010No. 2192081PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCLANAHAN, Judge.
Johnny Edward Lawson was convicted, in a bench trial, of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of Code § 18.2-248. On appeal, Lawson argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of cocaine discovered in his vehicle because the officer who stopped and detained him violated his Fourth Amendment rights. 1 For the following reasons, we affirm Lawson’s conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
“In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress based on the alleged violation of an individual’s Fourth Amendment rights, we consider the facts in the…
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