Holland v. Commonwealth

FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of trespassing in violation of Code § 18.2-119. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in failing to suppress a barment notice issued under a policy authorizing police officers to act as agents for the manager of a public housing complex. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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In June 1995, the management of Loudoun House, a federally-subsidized apartment complex, devised a strategy to curb criminal activity and trespassing. The property manager executed a power of attorney appointing as her agents all members of the…