Commonwealth v. Elliott

By Judge Lydia Calvert Taylor

On June 4, 1997, Lawrence Alden Elliott was charged by the Grand Jury under Va. Code § 18.2-250 with knowingly, intentionally, and feloniously possessing cocaine. At a suppression hearing on August 15, 1997, this Court denied defendant’s Motion to Suppress. The rationale for the denial is set out in this opinion, infra.

Facts

As testified to at the hearing, Norfolk Police Officer W. J. Folscher was observing a house at 9508 Atlans Street based on a request from Investigator Mark J. Geier of the Norfolk Police Department, informing him that the house was guarded by…