Commonwealth v. Hall

By Judge J. Overton Harris

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Suppress evidence seized pursuant to an allegedly invalid warrant. The Court heard argument on December 6, 2010, and took the matter under advisement. After careful consideration, the Court finds as follows.

I. Background

In June of 2009, a Task Force Officer (“the officer”) began an investigation into the Defendant’s alleged participation in the manufacturing and selling of marijuana in Hanover County. On May 6, 2010, the officer applied for a search warrant to search the Defendant’s home for “evidence of a…