Legal Opinion
Bethea v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 16, 1993No. Record 921005PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
In this case we consider whether a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a passenger in a motor vehicle when the officer requested the passenger to get out of the vehicle during a lawful traffic stop.
On August 13, 1988, George Bethea, Jr., was riding in a vehicle operated by Tony Dodson. Dodson was driving south in the left-hand lane of Commerce Road in the City of Richmond. Sergeants Marvin T. Paulus and Harry F. Warren of the Richmond Police Department also were driving south in the same area of Commerce Road. The area was a known high-crime area, and the officers were on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Foley v. ConnelieSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Thomas H. Taylor, Jr., A/K/A Seifullah Rahman, United States of America v. Vernon A. Collins, A/K/A Bey BrotherCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Lansdown v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- Hamlin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
- State v. WilsonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Harris v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
- Reittinger v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999
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