Pierson v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BRAY, J.

Brian Scott Pierson (defendant) was convicted of possession of cocaine and sentenced to three years imprisonment. Defendant contends on appeal that the court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence seized from his automobile. We disagree and affirm the decision of the trial court.

Upon appeal from a trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party, granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom. Commonwealth v. Grimstead, 12 Va. App. 1066, 1067, 407 S.E.2d 47, 48 (1991);…