Curley v. Commonwealth

OPINION BY ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN

Tyson Kenneth Curley appeals the decision of the Court of Appeals of Virginia rejecting his challenge to the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress and upholding his convictions for multiple drug and firearm related offenses. Curley argues that the trial court should have suppressed the evidence of his guilt because it was obtained during an unlawful search of his vehicle. We conclude that probable cause existed for the search and thus affirm his convictions.

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On appeal from a denial of a suppression motion, we view "the facts in the light most…