Legal Opinion
McLellan v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided November 20, 2001No. Record 2735-00-1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Judge.
Robert L. McLellan (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, in violation of Code § 18.2-248. On appeal, he claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the police did not have reasonable suspicion to detain him. For the reasons set forth, we affirm appellant’s conviction.
BACKGROUND
On February 29, 2000, Detective McAndrew an'd Officer Defrietas of the Portsmouth Police Department were patrolling a housing development of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA). As they pulled into…
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