Virginia v. Moore
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
We consider whether a police officer violates the Fourth Amendment by making an arrest based on probable cause but prohibited by state law.
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On February 20, 2008, two city of Portsmouth police officers stopped a car driven by David Lee Moore. They had heard over the police radio that a person known as “Chubs” was driving with a suspended license, and one of the officers knew Moore by that nickname. The officers determined *167that Moore’s license was in fact suspended, and arrested him for the misdemeanor of driving on a suspended license, which is punishable under Virginia law by a year in jail…
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