Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 6, 1992No. Record 920264PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE POFF
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal from a judgment entered by the Court of Appeals affirming a conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, the dis-positive question is whether the defendant, Darrell Deon Harrison, made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his Miranda rights. We conclude that the Circuit Court of Henrico County correctly denied the defendant’s pre-trial motion to suppress his inculpatory statements to the police, and we will affirm its judgment and that of the Court of Appeals.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by42 opinions
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