Legal Opinion

Dotson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided December 20, 2005No. 2474043PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALTER S. FELTON, JR., Judge.

Herbert Dotson (appellant) appeals his conviction, following his conditional guilty plea, 1 of possession of more than one-half (1/2) ounce but less than five pounds of marijuana with the intent to distribute. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence seized by the Commonwealth during a search of his residence pursuant to a search warrant. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

BACKGROUND

On appeal, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the party prevailing below, here the Commonwealth, together with…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. McGee v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  5. United States v. JohnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

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