Legal Opinion
Warlick v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 14, 1974No. Record 731065PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, C.J.
Defendant, Jim Edward Warlick, was charged in an indictment with breaking and entering in the nighttime a certain drug store with intent to commit larceny therein. Defendant waived trial by jury and was found guilty as charged and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.
The defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to exclude his confession and other statements made to the police as a result of an illegal search of his home.
The evidence shows that during the evening of November 27, 1972, the Metro Drug Store, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was broken into and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Nardone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Burns v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Walls v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
- Timbers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
- Hart v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Commonwealth v. EalyCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991
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