Legal Opinion
Royal v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 29, 2002No. 0062011PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Judge.
James Russell Royal (appellant) was convicted in a bench trial of possession of cocaine, in violation of Code § 18.2-250. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress, claiming the police had neither consent nor probable cause to search him. For the reasons stated, we reverse the conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
In the early morning of July 20, 1999, Newport News Police Officer R.O. Davis and his partner responded to a call about a “suspicious vehicle” parked at an open gas station. The record does not contain any information about why the vehicle was…
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