Legal Opinion
Moore v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 22, 2005No. Record 2648-03-1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*149ELDER, Judge.
David Lee Moore (appellant) appeals his conviction under Code § 18.2-248 for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Appellant argues on appeal that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. Appellant’s motion to suppress was based on the failure of police to issue a summons instead of effecting an arrest, pursuant to Code § 19.2-74(A)(1), when they stopped his car and determined he was driving on a suspended license. For the following reasons, we reverse.
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BACKGROUND
On appeal, we review the evidence, and all…
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