Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided February 5, 2008No. 0749064PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Appellant, Wayne Thompson, appeals his conviction of Code § 18.2-308.2 on three grounds. First, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the knife found on his person during a frisk for weapons. Second, he contends that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to dismiss the indictment and permitting amendment of the indictment before trial. Finally, he contends the evidence was insufficient to prove that the knife found in his possession was a “weapon of like kind” which is prohibited from being carried in a concealed manner by…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Thompson v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009

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