Legal Opinion

Burgess v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided August 18, 1992No. Record No. 0846-91-1Published

1Opinion of the Court

421 S.E.2d 664 (1992)

Arnold BURGESS

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Record No. 0846-91-1.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

August 18, 1992.

Albert W. Patrick, III, Hampton (Cumming, Hatchett, Moschel & Patrick, on brief), for appellant.

Leah A. Darron, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: BARROW, BENTON and MOON, JJ.

BENTON, Judge.

Arnold Burgess appeals from his convictions for grand larceny and possession of cocaine. Burgess claims the trial judge erred (1) in dismissing his motion to suppress cocaine found in his jacket, and (2) in finding sufficient evidence to…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Hayes v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  5. Rollston v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1991

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