Legal Opinion
Dickerson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 27, 2001No. 1120003PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANNUNZIATA, Judge.
Appellant, Vincent Dickerson, appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. He contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress evidence that was obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. For the following reasons, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On August 20, 1999, a Danville Life Saving Crew truck was headed west on Highway 58 between Danville and Martinsville when it encountered a person in a black Ford Escort who would not yield the right-of-way to the ambulance. Deputy Parker, a law enforcement official with the…
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