Legal Opinion
King v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided December 3, 2002No. 2815014PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARIE, Judge.
On February 21, 2001, Arlington County Sheriffs Deputy Randy Hill stopped Antonio Frederick King, the appellant, for a traffic violation. After determining that King was driving on a suspended Virginia license, Hill impounded his vehicle and conducted an inventory search. The trial court denied King’s motion to suppress evidence found as a result of that search. It is from this ruling that King appeals. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
Background
In reviewing the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the…
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