Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 27, 1990No. Record No. 0120-88-2PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLEMAN, J.
Anthony Thompson was convicted of statutory burglary and grand larceny for breaking and entering the residence of a Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) student and stealing her books and stereo equipment. The convictions were dependent, in large measure, upon Thompson’s confession, which he contends should have been suppressed because it was obtained as the result of and during the period of an illegal arrest. We disagree and affirm the convictions.
In cooperation with a VCU police investigation, a clerk in a bookstore near VCU reported to the VCU police that the same man,…
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