Legal Opinion

Evans v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 17, 2015No. Record 141206PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Justice D. ARTHUR KELSEY.

In this criminal case, Tevin Gary Evans entered a conditional guilty plea after the trial court denied his motion to suppress. In his motion, Evans claimed that police officers unlawfully entered his apartment and seized his weapons and drugs. The Court of Appeals denied his petition for appeal. Holding that the officers did not violate the Fourth Amendment, we affirm.

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We restate the facts "in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, giving it the benefit of any reasonable inferences." Glenn v. Commonwealth, 49 Va.App. 413 , 416, 642 S.E.2d 282 , 283…

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2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WhiteSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
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  3. Miller & Rhoads Bldg., L.L.C. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
  4. Curley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2018
  5. Emily Lynn Aponte v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017

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